NHTSA crash tests results/videos

[Discoducky]

Booyah! Love TM style of writing for these announcements. Like dropping the mic and walking off stage. So cool!

 

[uselesslogin]

I was wondering why they were not making a big deal when the 5-star rating came out. I guess they wanted to announce it is the safest car ever tested. Lots of superlatives that are good.

 

[Jonathan Hewitt]

Pure awesomeness. What kind of value can you assign to your personal safety? That's right, you can't.

 

[justdoit]

Love this
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The above results do not tell the full story. It is possible to game the regulatory testing score to some degree by strengthening a car at the exact locations used by the regulatory testing machines. After verifying through internal testing that the Model S would achieve a NHTSA 5-star rating, Tesla then analyzed the Model S to determine the weakest points in the car and retested at those locations until the car achieved 5 stars no matter how the test equipment was configured."
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That's exactly what I was thinking as I was reading it. How it's probably easy for naysayers to say that Tesla gamed the tests. So I love this point. Awesome release.

 

[AlMc]

Love this
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The above results do not tell the full story. It is possible to game the regulatory testing score to some degree by strengthening a car at the exact locations used by the regulatory testing machines. After verifying through internal testing that the Model S would achieve a NHTSA 5-star rating, Tesla then analyzed the Model S to determine the weakest points in the car and retested at those locations until the car achieved 5 stars no matter how the test equipment was configured."
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That's exactly what I was thinking as I was reading it. How it's probably easy for naysayers to say that Tesla gamed the tests. So I love this point. Awesome release.

Yes, It will be interesting how the naysayers, bears and people shorting the stock will 'spin' this one to their advantage...........

 

[brianstorms]

Booyah! Love TM style of writing for these announcements. Like dropping the mic and walking off stage. So cool!

+100

 

[sub]

will try to use this to push the wife off the fence so we can by S now Cruel I know.

 

[Fred R.]

Another "Best Ever" - Model S gets Best Safety Rating of Any car Ever tested

Wow.

See article from WSJ: Tesla Model S Achieves Best Safety Rating of Any Car Ever Tested - WSJ.com

and Tesla Press Release: Tesla Model S Achieves Best Safety Rating of Any Car Ever Tested | Press Releases | Tesla Motors

 

[dsm363]

Booyah! Love TM style of writing for these announcements. Like dropping the mic and walking off stage. So cool!

That's awesome. Well said.

 

[SteveG3]

Literally had Tesla Smile as I read this!

 

[montgom626]

Pure awesomeness. What kind of value can you assign to your personal safety? That's right, you can't.

I will not buy any car unless it has an excellent safety rating.

 

[Discoducky]

Can anyone see this graphic referenced?

The graphic below shows the statistical Relative Risk Score (RSS) of Model S compared with all other vehicles tested against the exceptionally difficult NHTSA 2011 standards. In 2011, the standards were revised upward to make it more difficult to achieve a high safety

 

[brianstorms]

As shown on the Tesla Motors press release page.

 

[purplewalt]

Pure awesomeness. What kind of value can you assign to your personal safety? That's right, you can't.

Concur: PURE Awesomeness.
Best news after a bad crash is that everyone survived intact.
And it BROKE the test equipment?

Please: Everyone drive safely.

 

[justaddsun]

Wow. They always did say this thing would get better as we go along...

 

[Norse]

"The Stone Age didn't end because humanity ran out of stones...."

Well, I think we are seriously starting to get out of the oil age.

 

[NuclearPowered]

Yes, It will be interesting how the naysayers, bears and people shorting the stock will 'spin' this one to their advantage...........

The car can withstand crash forces so well all other motorists are at risk when faced with an accident scenario against Model S

 

[AlMc]

The car can withstand crash forces so well all other motorists are at risk when faced with an accident scenario against Model S

That....is...the...next... "Seeking Alpha" headline :wink:

 

[mitch672]

The car can withstand crash forces so well all other motorists are at risk when faced with an accident scenario against Model S

It's kind of true, in the few accidents we've seen, the Model S comes out fine, while the other car is shredded, like it's gone through a car crushing machine at a junk yard. Moral of the story: Don't tangle with a Model S

 

[Cattledog]

Sort of speechless. I mean, Elon told us this was going to happen, right? I realize a healthy dose of skepticism is a good thing, but it's a waste of time with him, he's always right. Every time. I am officially a Teslemming. Where's the nearest cliff?