EV batteries can’t survive a scratch — Reuters

EV batteries can’t survive a scratch — Reuters - By James David Dickson

• If cost and range anxiety weren’t enough of a problem, EV collisions will be costly

After losing power for 10 of 14 days between the ice storm of late February and the thundersnow of early March, Cathleen Russ of Royal Oak testified to Michigan lawmakers that she “would not accept an EV right now if you gave me one.”...With no reliable way to charge the vehicle, she would have been paying for Uber rides to and from work.
A report in Reuters last week points toward another problem for the electric vehicle: durability after a crash. 

Specifically, the electric vehicle’s battery is a problem.
For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs after accidents, forcing insurance companies to write off cars with few miles - leading to higher premiums and undercutting gains from going electric.

• ...“If that’s not bad enough, customers are now having to face the fact that a minor fender bender could lead to the loss of their entire vehicle,” Hayes said. “Who knows what this is going to do to insurance rates? At what point will we admit this was a bad idea and stick with reliable and effective technologies?”...