At the current rate of horrible fiery deaths, FuelArc projects the Cybertruck will have 14.52 fatalities per 100,000 units — far eclipsing the Pinto’s 0.85. (In absolute terms, FuelArc found, 27 Pinto drivers died in fires, while five Cybertruck drivers have suffered the same fate, at least so far.)

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    Those companies so far aren’t in conflict with Tesla. Bear that in mind because it’s important to the conversation and the topic at hand. I doubt Facebook gives a damn if Tesla can skirt recalls. Ford or GMC or Dodge would absolutely care, especially if it’s preferential treatment which it invariably would be because of Musk’s “position” in the government. He’s got a conflict of interest that stacks things against other automakers and they would be stupid not to counter that any way they can.

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        This week the big news is that the government is selling off all EV’s bought by the previous administration and shutting down all the federal owned charging stations used to charge these vehicles. So this right here is Trump taking something Biden tried to do and using it to line Elon Musk’s grubby pockets and that tracks.

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        9 days ago

        I’m still curious to see the actual proposal and other documentation, but I can’t really refute this so, I concede the point for now.

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      I hope you are right, but I’m afraid they will just go with it, because it’s easier and more profitable to side with the dictator.