By Nick Carey, Paul Lienert and Sarah McFarlane LONDON/DETROIT (Reuters) - For many electric vehicles, there is no way to ...

LONDON/DETROIT, March 20 (Reuters) - For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs after accidents, forcing insurance companies to write off ...

Insurers, leasing companies and car repair shops are already fighting ... Allianz has seen scratched battery packs where the cells inside are likely undamaged, but without diagnostic data it ...

STORY: Scratched the battery on your new electric vehicle, even slightly? Then your car may be a write-off. That's because in many EVs there is no way to fix or assess even lightly damaged battery ...

LONDON/DETROIT (Reuters) -For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery ... Tesla's decision to make battery packs "structural" - part of the car's body ...