> Examining driving-safety issues, Jerry found that most Tesla drivers scored lower than others on acceleration safety, but had lower average and top speeds. The electric-car drivers were also less likely to use their phone while driving — a statistic the insurance agency attributed to Tesla's large infotainment system, which could replace the need for a phone on drives.
>The electric-car drivers were also less likely to use their phone while driving — a statistic the insurance agency attributed to Tesla's large infotainment system
You can't play any games or watch video on the touchscreen unless the car's parked so I don't see why that would apply.
Also UI controls for calling, or dictating texts. Apple CarPlay does this but finding a specific contact to call can be difficult and for me requires pulling over and getting out my phone. I could see some drivers just not pulling over.
Everyday I drive among a bunch of Teslas in Texas and I haven't encountered any asshole Tesla driver yet. I think they might even be more careful given the long wait times for repairs in case they get into a fender bender.
It would be interesting to know what the median price this cohort is paying for their Tesla. The cheapest model 3 is 48k meaning you should be making at least 96k gross.
With 96 month auto loan terms they can now cast a very wide net and access a lot of otherwise very under-qualified buyers. I think 84 months is now the average auto loan duration.
You’d think these would be high risk loans (speaking specifically of long amortization Tesla auto loans), but I keep an eye out for repossed Teslas and they are rare.
Might change with the go forward macro, but they’ll be snapped right up and liquidated into the used market based on demand indicators.
(my credit union financed my Teslas for 84 months at 1.75%)
Risk isn't a very large part of the equation as cars are highly liquid assets and with a tow truck, easily repossessed. Homes historically take months to sell and laws about repossession while occupied are complex.
This is a fairly BS “study” as it fail even the most basic controls, so instead of comparing the obviously above median income (Teslas are expensive), and environment (Teslas don’t make sense in a sparsely populated or undeveloped regions).
Instead all they do is list a bunch of the entirely normal “people who earn above median income are more likely to X”, where X is “have higher paying job”, “have a higher level of education”, “own a house”, “have more disposable income”.
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 59.5 ms ] threadYou can't play any games or watch video on the touchscreen unless the car's parked so I don't see why that would apply.
The pickup truck drivers on the other hand...
Might change with the go forward macro, but they’ll be snapped right up and liquidated into the used market based on demand indicators.
(my credit union financed my Teslas for 84 months at 1.75%)
Instead all they do is list a bunch of the entirely normal “people who earn above median income are more likely to X”, where X is “have higher paying job”, “have a higher level of education”, “own a house”, “have more disposable income”.
It’s an utterly worthless article.