Posted on 07/17/2023 9:29:20 AM PDT by Red Badger
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I just feel like there's some stuff they're not telling us about these electric cars...
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.
Chris Apfelstadt told the publication that while he'd expected the repair wouldn't be cheap, it was a "shocking number."
The incident, which occurred February in Columbus, Ohio, was at first believed to be somewhat minor, according to the Times report, which said the other driver's insurance offered to pay about $1,600. But, after the electric car was taken to a repair shop that was certified to work with Rivian products the cost jumped to $42,000, the publication said.
Yeah I think it goes beyond that. "Shocking" is when you get the bill for dinner at La Guccia's and you find out that glass of wine cost $80. This is something else entirely.
The price tag was so high in part because the very minor accident "affected a panel that reaches from the back of the vehicle all the way to the front roof pillars of the truck," and the repair required the removal of both the ceiling and front windshield.
The extremely limited number of licensed Rivian repair centers also drives the cost up.
This is a cautionary tale, ladies and gents. If you ever find yourself ready to drop $90K on a robot-looking electric truck ... make sure you've got another half of that socked away in case someone looking at their phone bumps into you at a red light. 🤷♂️
Insanity. EVs are just not there yet, man.
” my Porsche is a weekend driver and I am VERY careful.”
So, what is the point of having a performance car if you end up driving like a Priaps driver?
No criticism, just an observation. Something vintage, no question. Something modern, why?
Like all the spiffy mid-engine Corvettes I see being driven like a granny.
IIRC, Kalifornia only requires $15k for minimum liability insurance. These EV drivers are simply going to be s#!t out of luck in collisions in the land of fruits and nutz.
Depends on if it’s a ‘No Fault’ state.................
Is Kalifornia a ‘No Fault’ state?.................
“The Tesla’s have unibody construction. “
Funny, because their bodies all look like blow-molded plastic.
Figured the used a company that made lawn furniture.
they dont care
they dont care
they dont care
the object is not to replace gas cars with EVs
the object is to destroy private transportation
they will tell the peons to shut up and
get on the bus
the EV replacement is
a ruse
a dodge
a scam
a con
My son recently leased an EV and the entire dash is two computer screens that control everything. Even a small software glitch could easily leave you stranded. I also dislike the door handles that retract and need electric power to open. I was an ambulance medic for more than two decades and could easily see many situations where the driver might be incapacitated due to medical issues and it would be impossible to access the patient without having to break a window or physically tear off a door.
I’m asking for properly written story.
Yes, I took advantage of your post to discuss instant gratification.......................
Maybe charging stations could help movie theaters.
Didn’t government say that they would be subsidizing charging stations?
Buy a ticket and watch a movie, all while the car gets a free charge.
Musk should put a decal that looks like a broken window just for kicks and marketing idea
Shocking? Well, yeah. It is electric. LOL!
Straw dog. VERY few cars had inaccessible spark plugs and they only need replacing 2-3 times over the life of car. Every EV’s batteries fill the base of the car so even a minor accident will mean repairs costing at least $10,000 and probably a lot more.
“I saw one of those things, Fugly.”
those stupid things are zipping all over Boulder County right now ... though i haven’t seen one that’s actually carrying anything in its cargo bed ...
Every ‘problem’ is a Business Opportunity.
I foresee a business where a company takes a 20 year old vehicle and rebuilds it to ‘Like New’ condition, inside and out with some necessary upgrades where appropriate.
New trucks, cars, etc, will become all EV and no one will buy them.
The older vehicles with new/rebuilt powertrains and modern electronics and suspensions will become the norm for a good while, until America gets over its love affair with EVs..............................
The movie might be 2 hours, the charge might be 1/2 hour. So, the car sits there hogging the charger for 1.5 hours. Other people might not take kindly to that.
Except they will raise rates on all of us to cover this. So get ready for the $2000 Deductible.
I might be using the wrong term. I mean the frame for the roof, windows, doors and undercarriage all comes out of the casting machine in two big pieces.
Here in Florida, some insurance companies will not insure your ROOF if you have Solar Panels mounted on it. They say the solar panels weaken the roof and rot the wood....................
I could be wrong, but I think that is what I remember from a YouTube video I saw a few months back.
Musk had an Italian company build a casting machine so they could cast the frame in 1 or 2 pieces. The model Y made in China is cast in one piece. That is how they can assemble them so fast.
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