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kottke.org
@kottke.org

“The CyberTruck is 17 times more likely to have a fire fatality than a Ford Pinto”, a 70s automobile that put the “car” in “exploding car”. [fuelarc.com]

fuelarc.comIt's Official: the Cybertruck is More Explosive than the Ford Pinto - FuelArc NewsWe now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities. That’s more than enough data to compare to the Ford Pinto, a car so notoriously combustible that it has become a watchword for corporate

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Roger Grow
@rogergrow.bsky.social

The Pinto was a better looking car, too. The Muskbox looks like something someone’s Uncle Gerald made with a rusty truck and a body made with pieces of the old appliances he has in front yard.

Ben
@bbchase.bsky.social

Hey man, this is based on wildly bad analysis. It's also from last year. It's comparing fires from two pretty bad wrecks in a single year to over 50 incidents over about a decade of data from the Pinto, which was catching fire in low-speed collisions due to a defect Ford knew about.

Ben
@bbchase.bsky.social

Like it's equally valid to say "One third off all Cybertruck fires are caused by owner-perpetrated acts of terrorism. Clearly Tesla has a Terrorist problem."