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sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours ago

A Rivian Fender Bender Cost $42,000. Its CEO Says That Should Never Happen

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A Rivian Fender Bender Cost $42,000. Its CEO Says That Should Never Happen

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sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours ago
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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe exclusively told The Drive that no collision repair should cost tens of thousands of dollars — and explained why it's happened.
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    I got into a fender bender with my Buick and they totalled it because the fender was worth half as much as the car. They’re doing something very wrong in car design.

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      Wrong for who?

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      Slate’ service partner blurb at least has some sound bites related to ease of repair. But aren’t they also a ‘our car only has 3 parts’ company?

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        Slate is the car for me.

        No radio. No screens. A gas pedal, brakes, steering wheel, and manual windows.

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      That’s a Buick thing. Was it a CTS? I’ve seen two year old CTS total from small accidents because there were no parts available for it.

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        Envision. The car was worth like $18k but with labor the fender was about $7.5k and since that’s over 40% of the value, it automatically totaled. I argued to no avail and almost kept it but the damage title wasn’t worth it.

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