Tesla owners said they had to wait nearly 23% longer to get their cars back compared to a gas car, while non-Tesla owners reported they had to wait 34% longer.
And multiple visits to fix.
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The time comparison is invalid, because the repairs aren't the same. Think about the maintenance you've done on ICE vehicles. Oil change, spark plugs, ignition coils? None of them have an equivalent EV repair. The ones that do (tires, 12v battery, air filter) are typically the exact same, and not worth contrasting.
Trying to compare the two will be very difficult, and rely on more abstract measurements like cost per year.
The multiple visits detail is very troubling though. It suggests the field is immature, and training/tooling are inadequate.
Seems pretty luck of the draw at least in my area. I've had some absolutely fantastic technicians and some who seemed to just want to hand wave away my issue.
That sounds like an issue with Tesla, not EVs as a whole.
issue with Tesla, not EVs as a whole
How did you come to that conclusion from the above quote?
Tesla owners... nearly 23% longer
non-Tesla owners... 34% longer
Tesla bad.
Read the article.
I got a 2020 Hyundai Kona in 2020, currently at 60,000km and my repair bill so far is just over $600 CAD.
I have had a few fluid top ups while doing software updates, my brakes are still above 50%, there were a few free recalls that were software updates. The most expensive thing was replacing the tires which I just did this year and only because I had one tire get a non repairable puncture and didn't want one new tire and three 30% tires.
I don't care if a single repair is cheaper than a whole car. In fact, I would expect it to be.
(That's what this headline states.)
Bad headline grammar!
I wonder if there's a /c for that?
I remember that video, and while it's outrageous, it's also that one shop who didn't want to fix it. At the end they had to put a lot of work into it, but nothing a cood body shop couldn't do for a fraction ot that price tag.
IIRC, and idk it's been a long time & I didn't research it in-depth, I thought the issue was with the frame & it got all bent, cracked.
Rivian is actually just down the road from me. Part of its miracle construction is its frames; there's not a single bolt in its frames. Instead it's a bunch of VERY strong adhesives that are cured in an oven. 🙂
...which is super cool, until there's a frame issue from a fender bender/accident, and that makes true repair, full restoration complicated & expensive.
We also need to be completely fair & analytical: this isn't an issue with the vehicle being electric, but rather a build decision done by one company that affects all their electric vehicles. If they switched from adhesives to traditional welds, bolts that specific issue would go away.