Electric Tesla S received the highest rating in crash tests in Europe

Remember the news that the electric car Tesla S simply broke the equipment for conducting crash tests in the US? Then the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded the highest rating of 5 stars to the Model S electric car. And this was the best result ever for such tests.

Now the same electric sedan ... no, did not break the equipment again, but received the highest rating from European experts. The procedure for assessing the potential of a car in an accident is different in the USA and Europe, but Telsa S estimates are the highest both there and there.
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Previously, engineers at Elon Musk have already explained why their car is so reliable. The fact is that there is simply no fuel tank in the car, so engineers have built in long deformation zones that absorb a large amount of energy when the car strikes an obstacle. In addition, conventional cars have huge engines, while the Tesla S electric car has a diameter of only 30 centimeters. This engine does not break into the cabin, destroying the driver and passenger, as is often the case in a frontal collision at high speed. And the electric motor is located closer to the rear axle.



The hood of the Tesla S is just an extra trunk. The updated version of Tesla S has now received the “Autopilot” system, which, using ultrasonic sensors, allows the computer to “see” what is happening around the car. The system is supplemented with a camera and radar, which improves the "vision" of the car.

This makes the car even safer. Not surprisingly, in some US states, Tesla S scatter like hot cakes, so that car dealers even lobby for laws that forbid Tesla to sell their cars directly in their own showrooms.



Via: Tesla