Comment on Electric cars will be cheaper to make than gas vehicles but with much higher repair and insurance costs

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podperson@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Exactly. Example: on the Tesla Model 3, many of the panels (such as the rear quarter panel) are glued on instead of bolted/clipped on. So if you graze a stationary object and damage that (it happens), you’re on the hook for a very expensive repair since you need a repair shop that specializes in how to deal with that (plus the actual time to do the repair, which is more complicated). Update the designs to make them more repair friendly and the cost of ownership comes way down.

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