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General Category => Science and Technology => Topic started by: Bronx on March 20, 2023, 08:12:34 AM

Title: Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car
Post by: Bronx on March 20, 2023, 08:12:34 AM
Have you every really watched electric vehicle (EV) commercials...notice they all look like utopia. The inside of the vehicle is pristine, absolutely gorgeous, never really focusing on the powertrain, the batteries...why is that?

Because it's junk. IMO...an EV is a toy for the rich and a loss of freedom for the everyday 9 to 5 American worker.

Now you know why these marxist bastards want 15 minute cities...it's all about the EV batteries...they suck and will have you walking or taking mass transit. 

Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car

LONDON/DETROIT (Reuters) -For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs after accidents, forcing insurance companies to write off cars with few miles - leading to higher premiums and undercutting gains from going electric.

And now those battery packs are piling up in scrapyards in some countries, a previously unreported and expensive gap in what was supposed to be a "circular economy."

"We're buying electric cars for sustainability reasons," said Matthew Avery, research director at automotive risk intelligence company Thatcham Research. "But an EV isn't very sustainable if you've got to throw the battery away after a minor collision."

Battery packs can cost tens of thousands of dollars and represent up to 50% of an EV's price tag, often making it uneconomical to replace them.

READ MORE HERE....
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/scratched-ev-battery-insurer-may-050459910.html