Jakarta, huutoanland Indonesia
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There are several unexpected things that users may experience
electric car
.One of them was experienced by the owner of a Lucid Air vehicle who had to spend up to US$15 thousand or around Rp. 250 million for repairs, because he accidentally spilled water in the cabin.
This incident received a lot of attention after he told his story on a forum on the Reddit platform.
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He shared how a simple water spill in the cabin turned into a bill of tens of thousands of dollars, citing
Carscoops
, Wednesday (10/12).
At first, he was carrying a water container in the cabin.However, the car went through a pothole which made the container tip over and the water spilled out instantly.
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Not long after, a series of warnings appeared on the car’s dashboard, such as the car entering low power mode, regenerative braking being disabled, and the system telling him to pull over.The situation gets worse, when the insurance company (
Progressive
) nor Lucid’s warranty, initially did not want to cover the repair.
According to the insurance company, this damage does not fall into general comprehensive categories, such as natural disasters, fire or theft.Meanwhile, although it is not stated explicitly, the warranty may not be valid because the Lucid service center believes this problem is not caused by a manufacturing defect.
Facing a large repair bill, the owner described the cost estimate as a “hit in the face,” especially since the car had actually been leased for about two months.
However, in general, electric cars should be designed to be very waterproof, using resistance standards or IP ratings.Especially, on electrical equipment.
Therefore, instant system failure due to a spill can raise questions, unless there were other problems beforehand.But without an official diagnosis or documentation, it’s impossible to know for sure what triggers this damage.
A few days after writing about his problem on Reddit, he updated the post.He said he received an email from an insurance representative confirming repairs would be fully covered.
The insurance company has also negotiated costs with Lucid, and the appraiser said that the owner needs to come to the repair shop to pay the shortfall, according to Autoblog.
But what needs to be understood, this is actually not the first case.
Previously, a Hyundai Ioniq 5 owner went viral because of a similar problem whose repair cost reached U$12 thousand.Insurance companies ultimately took part in coverage after receiving public attention.
As electric car adoption increases, stories like this may become more common.Not because the technology is bad, but because new problems will only arise in real-world use, as well as unforeseen incidents.
(ryh/dmi)
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