Good luck with that
Sounds like 2027 will be a tough year for car sales. I predict sales will be down approximately 43%
“Zero-emission,” what’s that?
Another EV stumbling block? Electric car claims are 25% higher than petrols and battery damage means they’re often written off - which may push insurance premiums higher
New report says high battery costs makes EVs difficult - and expensive - to repair
It means damaged EVs are written-off as ‘uneconomical’ to return to the road
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/electriccars/article-12263633/Electric-vehicles-claims-25-higher-petrol-cars.html
It found that electric cars are being written-off for having the slightest damage to battery packs following accidents because there is no way of repairing them.
It said insurance companies are increasingly being left with little to no choice but to permanently take the cars off the road after minor collisions, which in turn is pushing premiums on EVs higher.
The report warns of scratched and mildly damaged battery packs ‘piling up in scrapyards in some countries’.
And experts claimed batteries in expensive Tesla Y SUVs have ‘zero reparability’ because they are a structural part of the car.
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Plummeting EV values is making write-offs more common
Write-offs are also becoming more common due to the increasing ‘depreciation curve’ of used electric cars, which have plummeted in value since the end of 2022 as a result of declining consumer demand.
This means the cost of a replacement battery is often more than the used price of the vehicle after only one year of it being on the road, the report said.