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One Tesla Model Y owner ended up with a repair cost of $8,701 for a fender bender and then $23,614 over a rear end collision car auto cars

Generally speaking, electric vehicles are known to be cheaper to own but when it comes to collision damage it’s a different story. Instead of just being wildly expensive to fix it turns out that many damaged EVs just end up getting totaled out by insurance companies. A group ofElectric cars are typically cheaper to run than an equivalent combustion vehicle. That comes down to fuel and maintenance costs.

When collision damage comes into play, electric cars can cost exponentially more to repair though. While this story focuses on evidence surrounding Teslas it’s worth noting that other brands like Lucid and RivianTesla, and subsequently other new EV brands, have a number of factors that drive up pricing when it comes to repairing the damage. They’re luxury vehicles which alone increases repair costs and on top of that, aftermarket options are scarce.

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