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Originally Posted by AstulzerRZD
Other than Tesla and Polestar, ZERO domestic models are designed for/have passed North American crash test.
It will take a FULL generation and re-engineering of the crash structure, 2-3 years and 100M+ in cost.
North American crash test is a completely different animal - roof has to be 3X stronger, seatbelts are off in one of the tests, force is 40% higher.
This is super skillful diplomacy - it gives China a W without pissing off the US too much.
If we actually wanted to see Chinese EV, Carney would say "we accept european crash test"
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Beyond the roof crash test - how different/better/worse are the Euro standards vs NA standards? Seems silly that we can't accept each others standards (I know all about the stupid headlight shit) - it's not like the EU doesn't care about safety (they seem pretty rigorous if anything).
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