fender bender
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A fender bender that would be a simple fix on a traditional vehicle could require an expensive and lengthy repair on an EV to mend the battery and recalibrate the car and its sensors.
From Los Angeles Times
About a month ago, rafters and kayakers were jetting through popular rapids here with names including Black Bottom Falls, Squashed Paddler and Fender Bender.
From Los Angeles Times
What may have once been a simple fender bender has “turned into a major claim,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
On one particular trip late last month he drove through a red light into a fender bender.
From Salon
Then, when I departed said strip mall and made a left-hand turn across four lanes of traffic, I hit another car—it was worse than a fender bender, but no one was hurt.
From Slate
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