Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers highest DUI rate, study finds::Tesla drivers had 24 accidents per 1,000 drivers during the period from mid-November 2022 to mid-November 2023, according to a study by Lending Tree.

  • n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca
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    6 months ago

    Tesla numbers need to be taken with a grain of salt. There are so few drivers it is easy too easy for a few outliers to mess this up.

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      6 months ago

      The data set > 20 million quotes. It’s not like they only looked at 1000 drivers or something.

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        6 months ago

        With your own evidence, it’s also a big deal to note this is just for people requesting quotes. Not anyone actually driving a Tesla.