3 ms·

There have been a few highly publicized situations where the pack gets damaged (road damage), and is not covered. The replacement is more the new car. I think

by lokar 4mo ago

There have been a few highly publicized situations where the pack gets damaged (road damage), and is not covered. The replacement is more the new car. I think it’s overblown. A combination of it all just being new and getting figured out, and manufacturers selling the cars at a loss (for various reasons), but not the spare parts.

deleted 4mo ago
[deleted]
vel0city 4mo ago
Isn't that also true if the engine and transmission also took significant road damage and requires replacement on an ICE BMW? Breaking news: expensive components of cars are expensive.
- lokar 4mo ago
  They are expensive, but rarely more than the car is new. And in the account I read they had simply run over some unknown road debris on a highway. Something most people could imagine happening to them.
- bluGill 4mo ago
  Crate engines sell for between $3000 and $12000 for cars. Transmissions $2000 to $5000. (Prices from the first source I found, a reasonable sample range but I suspect you can find things outside the range) In stock and ready to pick-up today at a warehouse near you.
  - vel0city 4mo ago
    So up to $17k in material costs before the many many hours of labor involved.
    - bluGill 4mo ago
      The high end is large race tuned engines. Smaller engines are much cheaper and all you need. That is also brand new. Rebuilt engines are much cheaper and good enough