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by nonchalance 4589 days ago
That logic makes sense if you assume the only incidents are single-car. When this happens near other cars and is deemed to be the factor behind a multi-car accident, the insurance company still has to pay out for the other participants (unless you are in a no-fault state). I would argue that, regardless of the PR spin and warranties, unless Tesla takes liability for entire accidents I would expect insurance rates to skyrocket
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Why? Insurance companies are looking at the data and would easily find the 1/5 as likely to be in a vehicle fire bullet point.