I began truly following Tesla after Model S entered full scale production, so I am quite lacking of any concept of how long it took Tesla, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to rate the crash safety ratings of the Model S, or Model X, and to extrapolate those time periods out for the Model 3. When should we expect such a rating from the NHTSA, and even the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)?
Right now, all we seem to have in this regard is a tweet from Elon/Tesla where he compares side by side the driver's door impacts of a Model 3 with a Volvo S60. Perhaps I have missed more concrete evidence of the safety of the Model 3, but beyond that video, all I feel we have been told is assurances of the Model 3's safety.
Additionally, I presume Tesla has to provide those vehicles to at least the NHTSA, and those vehicles must be production. Is it reasonable to assume such vehicles have been provided, or not until the ramp up is more robust would such cars be provided? The IIHS may have to purchase the vehicles, as it is a non U.S. government entity, but I do not know offhand how that works.
I expect these findings to impact insurance prices domestically, and while I believe the Model 3 is safe, likely safer than majority of cars, I would like concrete evidence and ratings over Tesla boasting.
Note: these are United States safety organizations, insight to international entities that produce similar results is also welcome, such as their time table and requirements for new cars.
The tweet in question: Tesla on Twitter
Right now, all we seem to have in this regard is a tweet from Elon/Tesla where he compares side by side the driver's door impacts of a Model 3 with a Volvo S60. Perhaps I have missed more concrete evidence of the safety of the Model 3, but beyond that video, all I feel we have been told is assurances of the Model 3's safety.
Additionally, I presume Tesla has to provide those vehicles to at least the NHTSA, and those vehicles must be production. Is it reasonable to assume such vehicles have been provided, or not until the ramp up is more robust would such cars be provided? The IIHS may have to purchase the vehicles, as it is a non U.S. government entity, but I do not know offhand how that works.
I expect these findings to impact insurance prices domestically, and while I believe the Model 3 is safe, likely safer than majority of cars, I would like concrete evidence and ratings over Tesla boasting.
Note: these are United States safety organizations, insight to international entities that produce similar results is also welcome, such as their time table and requirements for new cars.
The tweet in question: Tesla on Twitter
