On January 10, the boss reported that some netizens exposed the reduction of domestic Tesla airbags, but overseas Teslas have knee airbags.
In fact, this is not much news, a little bit of hands-on car owners, remove the location of the knee airbag, you will find that there is actually no airbag device inside.
For the relevant content of automobile safety, Xiaolei recommends consumers to inquire on the website of China Insurance Research Institute. It serves insurance companies and is an organization jointly established by insurance companies. It tests the safety indicators of the car through the real collision test of the car purchased on the market, so as to formulate a more reasonable car insurance price. Because it is completely for the insurance enterprises, the market value of some insurance companies is larger than that of automobile companies, so it is relatively objective and fair.
Zhongbao Research Institute conducted a collision experiment on some Tesla models early, and it achieved "Good" results in many items, but the results of "legs and feet" were "Average". Moreover, the crash tests of Zhongbao Research Institute are all high-definition videos, and ordinary users can also view it, which can obviously be seen that it does not have knee air bags.
It is worth mentioning that the Model 3 and Model Y models produced by the Shanghai Super Factory are not only supplied domestically, but also exported to Europe in large quantities, and the EU does not require the use of knee airbags. The EU standards are generally more stringent, especially food standards and the like, and the automobile standards are no exception, and there are also more stringent standards.
There is no standard knee airbag in China's regulations, also because it is indeed not as critical as head airbags. In Xiao Lei's view, when the car collides, the most critical is the seat belt, followed by the head airbag at the steering wheel, followed by the side air curtain, when facing the impact of the lateral car, the side air curtain can effectively protect the head.
If it is a forward collision, the driver will fly out due to inertia, but due to the restraint of the seat belt, the driver will actually be strangled, and the knee will not always go forward. As long as the hardness of the steel frame of the body is enough, the cabin is not squeezed and deformed, and the knee will not be affected too seriously. Tesla's body stiffness has always been quite good, even if it is a crash test on the left quarter, it will not deform the cabin.
As a consumer, it is natural to hope that car companies will be equipped with knee air bags as much as possible, but the merchants are also very skilled, equipped with knee air bags, and the price will inevitably rise, which requires consumers to choose for themselves.