Hyundai essentially totaled 2 Ioniqs in Canada due to minor damage on the bottom that would be considered inconsequential on a gas vehicle. They wanted 60k to r

Hyundai essentially totaled 2 Ioniqs in Canada due to minor damage on the bottom that would be considered inconsequential on a gas vehicle. They wanted 60k to replace the batteries on those, which is more than the whole car cost. Teslas are notoriously expensive to fix. Rivian has a unibody design that can result in a $40k dent repair, IF you can even find someone to do it. Some of this is due to bad design and bad management, but the modern EV is so much more dangerous when damaged than a gasoline car, it warrants extreme precautions. There are gasoline cars on the road that have a million miles on them. There are plenty of others over 50 years old still running great. If you think they're even remotely as fragile and difficult to rebuild as EVs, you are sadly mistaken.