![]() However, after two-and-half days of attempting to dismantle the cells, repairers made little progress due to polyethelyn heavily bonded over the steel cover. Last July, Munro and his colleagues attempted to tear down a Tesla 4680 battery pack, which the automaker introduced to expand range. “A Tesla structural battery pack is going straight to the Grinder,” Sandy Munro, executive director of Munro & Associates, told Reuters, reiterating comments he made in a YouTube video last year. The repairers shared their perspective following the release of a Reuters article that said “for many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs after accidents,” leading to total losses. ![]() “And that would really minimize concern because a lot of times these cars go into the wrong shop and they either be repaired improperly, or they can go down the road where the shop takes us completely apart, not knowing the car was a total loss to begin with.” “Those vehicles that are damaged really need to go to a certified center that has been trained by the manufacturer and then have the with the with that OEM where they could share information and have the engineers make that decision ,” Yeung told RDN. He said fixing EVs has become more difficult because of the way they’re being built, which is why repairs should be made at shops that specialize in this type of work. Kye Yeung, whose California repair shop European Motor Cars was among the first to become Tesla certified, agreed. “Repairing BEV’s is similar in scope but with a strong adherence to the procedures and training provided.” “We have had some carriers attempt to total loss BEV vehicles at 20%-30% of their value, which is a waste of resources that could have been repaired,” Dorn said. He added that some insurance carriers aren’t willing to go the repair route, instead opting to total vehicles because it doesn’t affect their internal pay plans or because it’s the easier path to take. You must be willing to make the investment in your teams and a significant investment in tooling and equipment before you attempt to repair a BEV.” ![]() “They do require a lot more knowledge to repair correctly and safely. “From our experience, BEV collision repair has more procedures to follow, required equipment and tooling along with significant training before you start the repair process,” Barry Dorn, owner of certified repair facility Dorn’s Body and Paint, told Repairer Driven News. However, collision repair professionals with experience in complicated EV fixes say restoring damaged EV batteries is a challenging, but not impossible task. Concerns reported in a variety of mainstream media outlets address repairability issues with even slightly damaged battery packs on electric vehicles (EVs), rendering otherwise fixable vehicles total losses.
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