There was a violent crash in Lackawanna County yesterday, which left at least two people injured. The frightening accident was caught on camera.
It happened just before 9 am on Route 11 in South Abington Township. The white sedan collided at high speed into the Model X, which had been stopped at a traffic light. The driver of the white car crawled out of the front windshield with several cuts on his head and arms. The woman in Model X waited in her car until paramedics arrived. Her injuries are unknown. As you can see from the video, despite the high impact force, the Model X did not roll over.
.@tesla makes the safest cars and here is an example of a model X being crushed. Thanks @elonmusk for making an amazing car. pic.twitter.com/fT321JTRoo
— Tesla Owners Silicon Valley (@teslaownersSV) July 30, 2020
Tesla's Model X was the first SUV to receive a perfect crash-test rating. Unlike most SUVs, which tend to roll over with ease, the Model X continues to return to an upright position. Avoiding roll-over provides critical added protection to passengers. Here's why the Model X was the first SUV to receive a perfect crash-test rating.
SUVs are notorious for having a high center of gravity that causes them to roll over when put into tight maneuvering situations, or a side impact. Rollovers can result in the partial or full ejection of passengers from the vehicle, increasing the chances of injury or death.
Tesla Model X has an excellent result in the rollover test pic.twitter.com/wxdOkQgdyw
— Tesmanian.com (@Tesmanian_com) July 31, 2020
The NHTSA has awarded the Model X a 5-star safety rating in each category and subcategory. It is the first SUV to receive a 5-star rating across the board. Model X outperforms gas-powered SUVs in accident-safety because of its all-electric architecture and powertrain design.
The rigid, fortified battery pack that powers Model X is mounted beneath the floor of the vehicle. This creates a center of gravity so low that Model X has the lowest rollover probability of any SUV on the road. No other SUV has ever come close to meeting and exceeding this rollover requirement.
Tesla Has Released Impressive Quarterly Safety Report https://t.co/UT3edaH6hp pic.twitter.com/RmAmMhsUhJ
— Tesmanian.com (@Tesmanian_com) May 1, 2020
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Eva Fox joined Tesmanian in 2019 to cover breaking news as an automotive journalist. The main topics that she covers are clean energy and electric vehicles. As a journalist, Eva is specialized in Tesla and topics related to the work and development of the company.
