{"id":246404,"date":"2023-11-26T07:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T07:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=246404"},"modified":"2023-11-26T07:49:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T07:49:01","slug":"im-a-car-mechanic-drivers-should-not-buy-an-ev-to-an-unexpected-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/im-a-car-mechanic-drivers-should-not-buy-an-ev-to-an-unexpected-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m a car mechanic – drivers should not buy an EV to an unexpected cost’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mechanic shares reason ‘not to buy electric car’<\/h3>\n

Motoring mechanic Scotty Kilmer has warned motorists not to switch to an electric car for a simple yet vital reason.<\/p>\n

According to the expert, EV owners are being forced to ditch expensive models after picking up minor damage in a move costing motorists thousands of pounds.<\/p>\n

Speaking on\u00a0YouTube, the mechanic pointed the finger at costly EV batteries which can often be more expensive to replace than anything else on the vehicle.<\/p>\n

It means any slight damage to the fragile component could see new cars written off by insurance companies just months after hitting the road.<\/p>\n

Mr Kilmer explained: \u201cHere\u2019s yet another reason not to buy an electric car.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMany insurance companies are now totalling electric cars with even minor damage because the electric battery for the car got damaged.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a replacement cost to the battery is often 50 percent more of the original value of the car, they just junk the car.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet’s say a normal gasoline car, the battery gets damaged and it’s $100 (\u00a379) or so for another battery. Not $10-20,000 (\u00a37,968 – \u00a315,937). So if you get in a wreck with an electric car, they might total it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen you’re left with whatever peanut money they want to give you to get another car instead of just fixing the thing economically.\u201d<\/p>\n

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