The 1.7x Repair Bill: Why Electric Cars Are Cheap to Drive and Expensive to Crash
A driver backs into a pillar. The side mirror cracks. In a gasoline car, a body shop orders a replacement shell, maybe a motor, and returns the car in a day or two. In an electric car, the mirror is a module. It handles power adjustment, folding, heating, and blind-spot monitoring. The shop says the whole unit must be replaced. The part has to be shipped from another city. The bill: 5,700 yuan. The wait: nearly a week.
