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So the Tesla Model Y has a lower fatal accident rate than sports cars, but they report it as Tesla overall having the highest fatal accident rate? Perhaps that's because _all_ the cars they make are stupid fast and heavy, and they don't offer cars where it's far harder to get into those situations?

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I wonder if it’s because there’s more passengers per model Y on average than a two-door sports car!

One fatal model Y accident might cause half a dozen gas fatalities, but a Porsche wrapped around a tree might kill just the lone driver.

Good point too. Things that the authors should've thought about.

Both the comment and TFA clearly indicate it's measured in terms of fatal accidents, not fatalities.

I would guess that having more than one passenger increases the chance of at least one of them dying in an accident

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