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FC · 03-20-2023, 03:39 PM

I ran into this:

Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car

and considering I will be paying less to insure the BGTS than I used to for the eGolf 5 years ago, this could get pretty ugly. It has vibes of what I read about Elises back in 2005, when insurers started realizing that any damage required a new whole front end fiberglass shell and rates shot up.

How bad are Tesla rates?

03-20-2023, 03:39 PM	#1
FC Solving problems Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: M5 / 718 GTS / Cooper S / GTI / LR4 Location: Metro Boston Posts: 25,260	Could EV insurance rates get even higher? I ran into this: Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car and considering I will be paying less to insure the BGTS than I used to for the eGolf 5 years ago, this could get pretty ugly. It has vibes of what I read about Elises back in 2005, when insurers started realizing that any damage required a new whole front end fiberglass shell and rates shot up. How bad are Tesla rates?