If you understand physics,
If you understand physics, why did you post a response like you did. Obviously the Tesla was traveling at a higher speed than the Corolla, or the Corolla was possibly at a stand still. Where did the energy come from that caused the Tesla crumple-zone to crumple. It came from the kinetic energy of the Tesla. Therefore, whatever kinetic-energy was converted to mechanical energy and absorbed by the Tesla crumple-zone, this energy was not passed to either the Corolla or the Tesla passenger compartment. Had there been no crumple-zone or a small crumple-zone typical of every other vehicle on the road, the energy passed to the Corolla would have been even higher with possibly an even more tragic outcome. The fault of the accident lies with the Tesla driver, not Tesla. The the damage to the Corolla and the gas fire that ensued was a result of the Toyota Corolla having an inferior design to a crash of that magnitude. Toyota should be forced to make their small cars safer, especially in the US where more than half of the vehicles sold are trucks and SUV that weight between two to three tons. Don't fault Tesla for designing a car with excellent crash-protection, fault the car-makers who allow their owners to die because they cannot design better crash-protection in their cars. Hopefully you and I can agree that we both want our loved-ones in a vehicle with the highest crash protection. Right now that is Tesla Model S. Every other car maker should try to match or exceed the Tesla Model S in crash-protection. Tesla raised the bar and now is the leader in this category.