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but the non-tesla electric cars also had more severe (though fewer) claims. Part of that is probably that an electric car is just plain more expensive than i
by lsc 9y ago
but the non-tesla electric cars also had more severe (though fewer) claims. Part of that is probably that an electric car is just plain more expensive than it's ICE counterpart right now, and my experience is that repair cost of a vehicle scales with the capital cost of a vehicle.
- greglindahl 9y agoYou also need to compare Tesla aluminum-bodied cars with aluminum-bodied cars. Which are more expensive to repair. The IIHS article doesn't say what cars they compared Model S to, and aluminum-bodied cars are rare enough that it's likely not very comparable. Mind you, that doesn't affect the claims-per-mile statistic.
- MrFoof 9y agoThe IIHS considers the Tesla Model S a "Large Luxury Car" in its classification system. Other "Large Luxury Cars" as classified by IIHS include... * Acura RLX * Audi A6 * Audi A7 (not rated) * Audi A8 (not rated) (aluminum body) * Bentley Continental GT (not rated) (aluminum body) * BMW 5 Series * BMW 6 series (not rated) * BMW 7 series (not rated) * Cadillac CTS * Cadillac XTS * Genesis G80 * Genesis G90 * Infiniti Q70 * Jaguar XJ (not rated) (aluminum body) * Lexus GS * Lexus LS (aluminum body) * Lincoln Continental * Maserati Ghibli * Maserati Quattroporte (not rated) (aluminum body) * Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class (not rated) * Mercedes-Benz E-Class (partial aluminum body) * Mercedes-Benz S-Class (not rated) (partial aluminum body) * Porsche Panamera (not rated) (aluminum body) * Volvo S80 * Volvo S90 ----- The main issue is the IIHS doesn't test many vehicles that can exceed a $100,000 MSRP, as they're a small portion of the overall market.
- jd20 9y agoAnd the Tesla is furthermore an outlier, because for a long time it was the only luxury EV in widespread use. In a couple more years, the data on "luxury electric vehicles" should have a lot more data points.
- Spooky23 9y agoTesla refuses to allow third party repair or parts and has difficulty making things. So costs are crazy. A colleague had to have his towed 300 miles and wait forever, for a rear end fender bender which necessitates a claim as the cost was a few thousand bucks. With a normal car, he’d probably just lay out of pocket to avoid the insurance bullshittery.
- greglindahl 9y agoThis is not correct. Tesla does not do body work.
- nnf 9y agoNot to correct you but to add context: I recently had body work done through the Tesla service center. I dropped my car off, got a loaner, and they took mine to a nearby body shop. (They told me up front they would be doing it this way.) Picked it up a couple days later where I dropped it off.
- dogma1138 9y agoTesla does cosmetic body work they don’t do it in house but they do handle it for you anything more than that they will refuse to touch it and it will likely get totaled by your insurer. You can ry to repair it on your own and recertify it with Tesla but it takes quite a bit of time and it ain’t free.
- greglindahl 9y agoI've had 1 body repair to my Tesla. My insurance didn't total the car, and there were several local certified body shops to choose from. It was the same process as with other cars, I've never had a dealer do body work.
- nradov 9y agoIt seems silly to avoid filing an insurance claim when the other driver is insured and at fault. Even a minor bumper repair on a cheap vehicle is >$800 now. I've been rear ended 3 times in California and the amount of insurance bullshittery was pretty low.