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14:40, 22 January 2024
According to insurance industry statistics, drivers of internal combustion engine cars are more likely to be involved in a traffic accident when they switch to an electric vehicle. This is because drivers may not be used to the specifics of electric cars, reports say “New York Post”.
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The company “LexisNexis Risk Solutions” reveals that the number of insurance claim applications increased by 14.3% and the amount of claims paid increased by 14.5%. Statistics show that the amount of compensation paid has increased for drivers who have recently switched to an electric car, such as a Tesla.
According to data from LexisNexis Risk Solutions, the highest increase in the number of insurance claims occurs in the first year after purchasing an electric car.
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With time after changing the car, the number of accidents decreases, which shows that habit has a great power and unusual driving of electric cars can create risks.
While LexisNexis doesn’t point to a specific EV feature that causes the crash, there are some key differences between a Tesla and a typical combustion engine vehicle.
For example, Teslas turn on and are ready to drive as soon as a person sits in the driver’s seat. Similarly, when the driver gets out, the high-tech vehicle turns itself off.
And because the cars are all electric, there’s no engine revs or vibrations when the Tesla starts up, making it hard to tell if the vehicle is ready to go.
“Tesla” can also pick up speed much faster than an internal combustion engine car. For example, the Tesla Model 3 can reach 96 km/h in 4.1 seconds.
By comparison, the BMW 330i takes one second longer to reach this speed.
However, speed is not the only problem. Gas cars usually require more pressure on the pedal to get the car moving because the engine has to rev up, which is not the case with electric cars.
Such a contrast can be dangerous in an environment where low driving speed is essential. Most drivers are trained to drive internal combustion vehicles and apply normal pressure to the accelerator pedal.
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Drivers might also find it difficult to get used to the elektorauto’s so-called “one-pedal driving” feature, which slows the car down sharply when the driver takes their foot off the accelerator, rather than just letting it roll, as it tends to do in, say, a spark-ignition car.
The habit of using only one pedal for both start and stop can be confusing in emergency situations when you need to quickly press the actual brake pedal.
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