An Ohio owner of a Rivian electric truck said he had “no idea” how challenging it would be to get his EV fixed following a fender bender. After waiting months for a Rivian-certified repair shop to restore his truck, his final bill totaled to $42,000.
Chris Apfelstadt shared on a Rivian Facebook group that his electric truck was rear-ended at a low speed.Also, something doesn't add up here, why did they remove the rear glass? pic.twitter.com/VJal1jwjtOSNL’S JOE PISCOPO PRAISES HOLLYWOOD WRITERS STRIKE FOR TAKING ON ‘BIG CORPORATE GIANT
After waiting 2 1/2 months for a Rivian-certified repair shop to disassemble the back end and restore it to like-new condition, he said he was shocked to learn the final bill totaled to $42,000. “I have heard that Rivian made some concessions in the repairability in order to keep the aesthetics a certain way,” Apfelstadt commented. “All I know is that this is a very expensive vehicle to fix!”
Apfelstadt admitted the insurance of the person who hit him covered the costs but said the wait to get his truck back felt like “waiting for delivery all over again!” Those who came across Apfelstadt’s story questioned the integrity of the repair and its cost. However, experts have said the high costs to repair EVs often cause insurance companies to total the cars instead of making the repairs, especially if a battery pack is damaged."We're buying electric cars for sustainability reasons," said Matthew Avery of Thatcham Research, an automotive risk intelligence company.
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