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Hmmm. For context, a Porsche Macan seems to weigh about the same as a Tesla Model 3. If "heavy Porsche SUV"s like this are too dangerous for city streets, I don't see how electric cars can belong there either - and Greenpeace's co-option of this event (mentioned in another article) to push for electrification seems exceedingly dubious.

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You would most likely go over a Tesla rather than under. Model X would likely be similarly dangerous to pedestrians as the Porsche.

The Model X is considerably heavier, and in most configurations also has much more rapid acceleration. It'd likely be more dangerous to pedestrians. The reason I'm comparing to the Model 3 is because that's how far down you have to go in Tesla's range to find something as light as the Macan. (Oddly enough, the Kona Electric which is technically an SUV does seem to be a similar weight - probably because SUV is such a broad marketing term that it includes relatively small cars.)

On top of that, Tesla has ridiculous 0-100km/h. Especially compared to most boring slow heavy SUVs.

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