
345 - Congrats to Australia
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
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The Solution Is an Electric Car
In 19 69, the n h t s a expands the fuel system safety regulation to reduce fires in rear and collision. So ford basically starts crsh testing pinto prototypes, making sure that the new car complies with section three o one. But none of the prototypes even withstand a crash at 20 miles an hour without a fire, let alone 30. In 19 74 T engineers crash cheset the finished pinto over forty times, but the gas tank still ruptures and leaks a dangerous amount of fuel. It's clear that the gas take placementa reduced rear crush space and lack of rear structural reinforcement, since the pinto's so small, make the pinto vulnerable to fuel
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