> it would sell about 20,000 electric vehicles, including Teslas, from its U.S. fleet due to higher expenses related to collision and damage, and will opt for

> it would sell about 20,000 electric vehicles, including Teslas, from its U.S. fleet due to higher expenses related to collision and damage, and will opt for gas-powered vehicles. The repair costs and turnaround time seems like Tesla's achilles heal right now. Insurance costs on a Tesla were the primary deciding factor in me putting off a Tesla purchase. From my preferred insurer, the premium was 50-60% higher than for a similarly priced ICE vehicle. And Rivian is way higher than Tesla to insure. I really think EV makers need to prioritize repairability in their next push. It's more important to me than extra range. It will both lower initial costs and reduce EV depreciation. An out-of-warranty EV has to be very cheap for it to make sense.