The young man apparently had no idea that there was any damage to the underside of his car. The dealership told him that his battery warranty was no longer in force and that he needed a new battery. They said that since there was some type of impact to the battery protection cover that they could not guarantee that the battery was not damaged and the car might explode. The estimate to replace the battery was $60,000 Canadian.
The kid turned it into his insurance company and they "totaled" the car and said that the damage was his fault. Since the claim is so high he was told that he will now have to pay twice as much for car insurance for the next ten years.
So regardless of how you feel about electric cars and whether or not you feel that they are going to save the planet... there are other considerations that could hit you in the pocketbook in unexpected ways.
But it was totally worth it to virtue signal what a great person he is!
I have a friend that has one of the hybrids cars where it still uses gas, but also uses electricity.
The batteries needed replacing. The dealer wanted $800.00.
He did it himself for $80.00.
Can’t the owner find a really good used battery to get him on his way?
Libtards don’t care about paying twice as much for insurance as long as they can strip mine the planet for lithium and hump batteries
Something not quite right....Hyundai has a 10 year/100K mile warranty on the electric car battery. Why is the warranty “no longer in force”? Over 100K miles on a 2022 model?! The “damage” voided the warranty? Or ???
https://www.hyundaiusa.com/us/en/assurance/america-best-warranty