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EV Batteries Are Dangerous to Repair. Here’s Why Mechanics Are Doing So Anyway (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Fixing car and e-bike batteries saves money and resources, but challenges are holding back the industry

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[–] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Plus imagine if you crash or sell the car after 5 years and then lose $3k for nothing.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Somehow I only now got a notification about this. That brings up an interesting point: would you be financially liable for a battery damaged in a crash? I would imagine insurance would cover it, but you're paying your premium based on that value, only to have to give a big portion of any claim payment back to whoever you're leasing the battery from