A Rivian owner was in a fender bender. The repair bill was $42,000.
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The repairs cost over half the starting price for the Rivian EV. The owner said he'd expected it wouldn't be cheap, but it was a "shocking number."

A Rivian owner said his R1T electric pickup truck cost about $42,000 to fix after it was hit at a stoplight earlier this year, according to a report The New York Times.

  • 353247532631@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    It’s things like this that make me think the big automakers will eventually come out on top in the EV space.

    Also, I wonder whether the extreme weight of electric vehicles has been factored into insurance premiums yet. I would think they would cause a lot more damage in collisions due to being so much heavier than other vehicles.