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I expect EV efficiency to be way more than an order of magnitude. Consider very little energy is lost due to aerodynamic drag. A garbage truck might hit 5 MPH before stopping at the next can. That momentum can be recaptured at something like 80% efficiency. I imagine it could be even higher if supercaps were used to capture braking energy.
By your definition, all accidental death is due to manslaughter. There's always another level of safety that can be built into a system, but at some point we have to say "good enough". That isn't to say we shouldn't strive to improve something, but death by school bus rollover is among the lowest causes of death in children.
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