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Tesla crash repairs costly, but other EVs near parity with gas vehicles

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The gap in repair costs between EVs and combustion vehicles is often exaggerated by social media posts that focus on rare battery fires and extreme cases rather than industry averages.
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By:
Laurence Iliff
October 18, 2023 12:00 PM

Collision repair costs for Tesla models remain significantly higher than for combustion vehicles, but electric vehicles without the Tesla logo are near parity with gasoline cars, according to third-quarter data from Mitchell.

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