Why Is The Tesla's Model S So Safe?

"Sleek, sporty, powerful and desirable” are all commonly used in describing the current European luxury sedan. But in this case, these words can be used to also describe the latest domestic electric vehicle, the 2013 Tesla Model S. The year 2013, twenty-five thousand Tesla Model S units were sold, which was the first electric car to top monthly new car sales ranking in any country. In 2014, Tesla doubled their sales, sold about fifty-eight thousand, six hundred units worldwide. The Tesla’s Model S is a full-sized luxury 5-door lift-back, operated by electric motor which requires an electrical plug-in. Tesla motors developed the Model S in 2008, which was designed and styled by Franz von Holzhausen, at the time of research and development the

According to WIRED, in the article “The Tesla Model S Is So Safe It Broke the Crash-Testing Gear” by Damon Lavrinc, states that the Tesla motors Model S may be the safest vehicle ever tested by national highway traffic safety administration. “So safe, in fact, that according to the automaker, the all-electric sedan broke the testing equipment at an independent commercial facility.”(Lavrinc) Most vehicles get five stars in frontal crash protection test and four stars for side impact protection test. But the Model S received five stars in all tests: front, side, pole, and rollover. “When NHTSA added up all the scores, it totaled a combined five stars across the board — one of the highest ever recorded for a production vehicle.”(Lavrinc) The reason for its high rating isn’t just because of the strong structure of the vehicle, but instead it’s because of the electric drivetrain. With no engine up in front taking up valuable space, Tesla’s engineers were able to maximize the amount of space, and with the battery mounted low in the floor it allow the car to absorb the collusion with

“The base model's EPA-estimated range of 208 miles is more than double that of any other electric vehicle...”(Edmunds) Since the Model S operates with an electric motor, all the car requires is an electrical plug-in. Model S’s users won’t even have the need to fill up their car, so they can automatically cut the gasoline cost off their budgets. If you drive the average fifteen thousand miles per year, and spend about three dollars and eighty cents per gallon, getting an average of twenty-four MPG, you can expect to spend about two thousand, four hundred twenty-five dollars and fifty-three cents on gas annually. Tesla Model S owners will have to electrically charge theirs, of course you won’t be expense free, and as a result of that electric bills will increase. Tesla estimates that the average user would spend about four hundred sixty-seven dollar per year in electricity to drive the same distance as the gasoline operated vehicle. While you'll spend more on electricity, the savings on gas will more than cover it. When comparing the two expenses, owning a Tesla Model S is the better