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EV Batteries Are Dangerous to Repair. Here’s Why Mechanics Are Doing So Anyway (www.scientificamerican.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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Fixing car and e-bike batteries saves money and resources, but challenges are holding back the industry

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Looks like for some Ioniq 5's it's 60k - more than a new car.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I also saw that video (note $60k CAD about $42k USD). Hyundai is really going to need to figure things out if they expect Ioniq 5 sales to continue because insurers aren't going to keep paying out $60k every time someone drives over some road debris and customers aren't going to be happy about insanely high insurance bills or paying more than the MSRP of their brand new car to replace a single component.

I wonder if the prices are due to Hyundai having supply chain issues and designating every pack toward new vehicles.