A Rivian owner was in a fender bender. The repair bill was $42,000.

• A Rivian owner said repairs cost $42,000 for his R1T after a fender bender, according to The New York Times.
• A repair shop had to take apart the vehicle’s interior ceiling, the Times reported.
• Everyday maintenance can be cheaper for EVs, but collisions and insurance can be costly.

A Rivian owner said his R1T electric pickup truck cost about $42,000 to fix after it was hit at a stoplight earlier this year, according to a report The New York Times.

Chris Apfelstadt told the publication that while he’d expected the repair wouldn’t be cheap, it was a “shocking number.”