WND By Lorri Wickenhauser, The Western Journal 5/9/2023
If you needed another reason to steer clear of electric vehicles, a recent social media post about the cost to repair one particular model might do the trick.
This story concerns the Rivian electric pickup truck, produced by a popular startup company whose customers have been known to wait up to three or four years for delivery of their new vehicle.
The Rivian R1T has a base price of $73,000.
In a recent Facebook post in a Rivian group, Chris Apfelstadt shared his experience with getting his EV repaired after a minor fender-bender.
"In early February, I was rear ended in my R1T," he wrote in the April 29 post. "No airbags went off and the collision was at a relatively low speed.
The final repair bill totaled more than $42,000.
"I figured the repair would be expensive but had no idea," Apfelstadt said.
The at-fault driver's insurance company had estimated the damage to his Rivian at $1,600 and sent him a check for that amount.
But the repair work, done at a Rivian-certified body shop, turned out to be more involved than Apfelstadt or the insurance company anticipated.
More:
https://www.wnd.com/2023/05/electric-vehicle-owner-hit-42000-bill-minor-fender-bender-something-doesnt-add/
