According to the blogger 'Automan 10', an owner of an electric vehicle in Hangzhou was driving his brand-new car, which he had bought just a month earlier, in a parking lot when he accidentally ran over a raised floor tile. The impact damaged the vehicle's chassis, causing a plastic clip—which connects the battery pack housing to the wheel arch—to break. The manufacturer declined to repair the clip individually, citing reasons such as the 'irrecoverable integrity of the IP68 seal' and the 'integrated design' of the component. Instead, they insisted on replacing the entire battery pack, incurring a staggering cost of 130,000 yuan—nearly half the price of the vehicle itself. Meanwhile, the same specification of the clip can be purchased for approximately 89 yuan on e-commerce platforms. The insurance company considered the cost excessive and, since the battery's performance remained unaffected, was unwilling to cover the full amount. Ultimately, the vehicle was declared a total loss, and the insurance company compensated the owner for the vehicle's value. However, the owner was unable to recoup the nearly 10,000 yuan spent on aftermarket additions, such as window tinting.
