According to the article EVs cost 2x an ICEV to insure!
In NY SE and Subaru Forester the same value about $30000 SE is $1200 and Subaru $800 a year with a best driving record possible now tickets or accidents and full coverage up to 1/2 M.Our combination of new Tesla + new Mini cost the same to insure as new Land Rover Discovery + new Kia Soul.
Not sure how you can reach that conclusion, at least from the article, which also says:
"Note that the rates quoted here are national averages based upon a hypothetical low-risk 40-year-old male driver. Insurance premiums can vary—and quite significantly so— from one motorist to another based on personal factors like his or her gender, age, credit rating, and driving record. Rates are also dependent on one’s Zip Code, with those living in densely populated urban areas paying more than those who live in sleepier rural areas. They also fluctuate from one state to another based on regulations and court decisions governing insurance companies."
Our real-world experience here in Texas also is quite different. My 2022 MINI SE insurance costs less than the insurance on my wife's 3 model-year older compact ICE SUV, with identical coverages and same authorized drivers.
I’m was just watching a video with Doug Demuro whose wife hit their Land Rover Defender into a pole in a parking lot. Needs a new door. $5k repair. And there are no doors available in the USA for at least several months. So even if you have the money to fix it you can’t. Not just a Tesla problem.All new car fixes are expensive. Especially for accident damage. A single headlight these days could run 5k easily..
JLR parts have always been **** to get. I just got a wiring harness for a Range Rover after 3 weeks and that was fast!I’m was just watching a video with Doug Demuro whose wife hit their Land Rover Defender into a pole in a parking lot. Needs a new door. $5k repair. And there are no doors available in the USA for at least several months. So even if you have the money to fix it you can’t. Not just a Tesla problem.
As you say, all cars are expensive to fix now.
With the F56 soldiering into its 10th year, I'm certain it's much easier to find a door for an SE. That should figure into the insurance rates--I wonder if it does?I’m was just watching a video with Doug Demuro whose wife hit their Land Rover Defender into a pole in a parking lot. Needs a new door. $5k repair. And there are no doors available in the USA for at least several months. So even if you have the money to fix it you can’t. Not just a Tesla problem.
As you say, all cars are expensive to fix now.
I’m was just watching a video with Doug Demuro whose wife hit their Land Rover Defender into a pole in a parking lot. Needs a new door. $5k repair. And there are no doors available in the USA for at least several months. So even if you have the money to fix it you can’t. Not just a Tesla problem.
As you say, all cars are expensive to fix now.
So much for my "this car has been around for almost 10 years" rationale for F56 parts being easier to get than Tesla parts.Ugh I broke a windshield in 2021. It had to come back ordered from the manufacturer overseas. Dealers out of state had the windshield in stock but refused to ship because of damage concerns - but at the same time it was somehow OK for it to travel from Europe?? Multiple dealers and the USA corporate were of no help. Drove it for 4 months with a giant crack the driver side. Ended up selling it like that, and fortunately the market didn’t care at that time.
Totally felt like Milton from Office Space.. “I was told that this was a Tesla-only problem, and that parts would arrive in a reasonable timeframe… reasonable!!”