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You also need to compare Tesla aluminum-bodied cars with aluminum-bodied cars. Which are more expensive to repair. The IIHS article doesn't say what cars they compared Model S to, and aluminum-bodied cars are rare enough that it's likely not very comparable.

Mind you, that doesn't affect the claims-per-mile statistic.




The IIHS considers the Tesla Model S a "Large Luxury Car" in its classification system. Other "Large Luxury Cars" as classified by IIHS include...

* Acura RLX

* Audi A6

* Audi A7 (not rated)

* Audi A8 (not rated) (aluminum body)

* Bentley Continental GT (not rated) (aluminum body)

* BMW 5 Series

* BMW 6 series (not rated)

* BMW 7 series (not rated)

* Cadillac CTS

* Cadillac XTS

* Genesis G80

* Genesis G90

* Infiniti Q70

* Jaguar XJ (not rated) (aluminum body)

* Lexus GS

* Lexus LS (aluminum body)

* Lincoln Continental

* Maserati Ghibli

* Maserati Quattroporte (not rated) (aluminum body)

* Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class (not rated)

* Mercedes-Benz E-Class (partial aluminum body)

* Mercedes-Benz S-Class (not rated) (partial aluminum body)

* Porsche Panamera (not rated) (aluminum body)

* Volvo S80

* Volvo S90

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The main issue is the IIHS doesn't test many vehicles that can exceed a $100,000 MSRP, as they're a small portion of the overall market.


And the Tesla is furthermore an outlier, because for a long time it was the only luxury EV in widespread use. In a couple more years, the data on "luxury electric vehicles" should have a lot more data points.




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