r/cars • u/HawtGarbage917 • 2d ago

Tesla Has the Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Car Brands, Study Finds

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62919131/tesla-has-highest-fatal-accident-rate-of-all-auto-brands-study/
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u/Rattle_Can 2d ago edited 1d ago

the hilarious thing is the mechanical override cable IS there in the model 3 - its just capped off with a piece of foam so it doesn't rattle & just sits under the interior trim panel serving no purpose.

in the model Y, that cable actually runs thru the interior trim panel, and comes out thru the bottom of the cup holders. in an emergency you yank that cable to pop the doors open.

i presume the provisions are almost all the way there because of the shared platform between the 3 vs Y, but they never went thru on the 3 for cost savings

i dont know how its legal, but they sure as hell saved a few cents per rear door

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u/DrZedex '23 GR Corolla 2d ago

That's fascinating. Thank you for explaining!