srspring551
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https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1144629_study-ev-drivers-more-likely-to-be-at-fault-in-crashes
It is known that Tesla has higher accident rates and repairs cost more, but that's not comparing all EVs (AFAIK)
I think I drive more carefully (than my old ICE Murano) since I got my Lightning, but maybe that is just driving a big heavy truck. I wonder if I get a SUV or sedan EV if that will be the case too, or not.
Likely I'm going to get a second EV soon-ish - maybe a 2025 Ioniq 5, so I will keep all this in mind.
Anyone else cognizant of your own driving patterns (or as critiqued by your spouse
)
"Driver behaviour studies comparing ICE to EVs reveal that single-
pedal usage and increased acceleration exhibit different or altered
driving behaviours in drivers of EVs (Labeye et al., 2016). Therefore, we
investigated whether risky driving behaviour profiles diverged according
to vehicle fuel type (EV, HYB, ICE), such as harsh acceleration,
braking manoeuvres, harsh cornering, and speeding violations. Table 3
contains the median values for each harsh manoeuvre group. Comparing
the median values of the distributions of harsh manoeuvres reveals that
EVs have fewer harsh events than ICE but record more harsh events than
HYBs for cornering, acceleration, and braking. However, the harsh acceleration
averages for EV and ICE differ only by 0.03. EV drivers have
the lowest median value of each speeding distribution, with a value of
0.14. HYBs and ICE score 0.16 and 0.2, respectively. HYBs have the
lowest median values for all other harsh event distributions; conversely,
ICEs record the highest median values."
The table below on harsh maneuvers doesn't seem like a huge indictment of EVs but, you, know, "statistics"...
"These results indicate that the driving profiles of each group differ significantly, with HYBs consistently showing the most significant change. EVs share similar characteristics (particularly in harsh acceleration) to ICE but demonstrate fewer harsh events overall, with HYBs having the fewest harsh driving events per trip...
Our model identifies EVs as having a statistically significant different risk profile against a reference value of ICE. These results mean EVs are more likely to experience an at-fault claim than ICE."
- Source study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001457524003063
- Above is European data, no analysis of Make of EV to compare
It is known that Tesla has higher accident rates and repairs cost more, but that's not comparing all EVs (AFAIK)
- https://www.lendingtree.com/insurance/brand-incidents-study/#:~:text=Tesla drivers have the highest accident rate compared with all,over 20.00 per 1,000 drivers
- https://www.ranzlaw.com/why-are-tesla-car-accident-rates-so-high/
I think I drive more carefully (than my old ICE Murano) since I got my Lightning, but maybe that is just driving a big heavy truck. I wonder if I get a SUV or sedan EV if that will be the case too, or not.
Likely I'm going to get a second EV soon-ish - maybe a 2025 Ioniq 5, so I will keep all this in mind.
Anyone else cognizant of your own driving patterns (or as critiqued by your spouse
)"Driver behaviour studies comparing ICE to EVs reveal that single-
pedal usage and increased acceleration exhibit different or altered
driving behaviours in drivers of EVs (Labeye et al., 2016). Therefore, we
investigated whether risky driving behaviour profiles diverged according
to vehicle fuel type (EV, HYB, ICE), such as harsh acceleration,
braking manoeuvres, harsh cornering, and speeding violations. Table 3
contains the median values for each harsh manoeuvre group. Comparing
the median values of the distributions of harsh manoeuvres reveals that
EVs have fewer harsh events than ICE but record more harsh events than
HYBs for cornering, acceleration, and braking. However, the harsh acceleration
averages for EV and ICE differ only by 0.03. EV drivers have
the lowest median value of each speeding distribution, with a value of
0.14. HYBs and ICE score 0.16 and 0.2, respectively. HYBs have the
lowest median values for all other harsh event distributions; conversely,
ICEs record the highest median values."
The table below on harsh maneuvers doesn't seem like a huge indictment of EVs but, you, know, "statistics"...
"These results indicate that the driving profiles of each group differ significantly, with HYBs consistently showing the most significant change. EVs share similar characteristics (particularly in harsh acceleration) to ICE but demonstrate fewer harsh events overall, with HYBs having the fewest harsh driving events per trip...
Our model identifies EVs as having a statistically significant different risk profile against a reference value of ICE. These results mean EVs are more likely to experience an at-fault claim than ICE."
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