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☆ Tesla's 'apocalypse-proof' Cybertruck thwarted by sand, snow, and regulator recalls
  + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Camilo Fonseca | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementBut on May 2, a tourist on Nantucket found their Cybertruck trapped in the sand, requiring a tow truck to free it. According to the tow operator, the driver made one crucial error: He forgot to let air out of the tires. The tow operator said the safe spot for beach driving is between 18 and 22 psi. Representatives for Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
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☆ A Rivian R1T blew through steel guardrails, reflecting safety experts' warnings about heavy vehicles and even heavier EVs
  + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
The crash test highlights safety experts' concerns about faster and heavier EVs. AdvertisementA new video of a Rivian truck bursting through steel guardrails during a crash test highlights some of the safety concerns experts have raised about heavy electric vehicles. Bigger the car, deadlier the crashSafety experts have previously raised concerns about the risks heavy vehicles and heavier EVs could bring to the roads. In the UK, safety experts say the heavier weight could cause older parking garages across the country to collapse. "There is some urgency to address this issue," Cody Stolle, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility's assistant director, told the publication.
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☆ Congress sat back and let trucks become heavier, taller, and deadlier. Now pedestrian fatalities are at a 40-year high.
  + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +10 min
As trucks get bigger and bigger, so do the blind zones in the front and to the side of the cars. He didn't expect to find that an M1 Abrams battle tank had better a sightline than some everyday trucks. Due to the shape of the hood, a modern truck's blind zone can extend to more than a dozen feet out in front of the vehicle. According to NHTSA data, there were 240 estimated nonoccupant deaths by forward-moving vehicles in the United States in 2016. The legislation was never brought to a vote, but Blumenthal told Insider he had plans to reintroduce the act this session of Congress.
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