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DIGEST

DIGEST

“ THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IS GOING THROUGH AN UNPRECEDENTED TIME OF CHANGE AND CHALLENGE WITH THE TRANSITION TO NEWER FORMS OF PROPULSION ”

KJELL WALOEN CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF MANUFACTURING OFFICER , VOLTA TRUCKS

ELECTRIC VEHICLE WRITE-OFFS

Repairability is a major talking point for automakers . It recently came to light that some EVs are written off as repairs to minor damage on batteries is considered uneconomical in many cases .
While battery cost is still one of the reasons why EVs have such high price points , battery manufacturers and OEMs themselves will be looking to insure components are able to be fixed .
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