Is a severly damaged/repaird EV something to avoid?

We are looking at used EV's, and found a few that have been in multiple accidents. One car had $24k worth of repairs after an accident, then another accident that cost $18k and then a third at $22k. I guess in all of these crashes the batteries were damaged and replaced.
So does that mean you get a repaired car with all brand new batteries in it? Seems like that might not be so bad eh.
If you buy a car that had say $3k in repairs, then it didn't get new batteries, so that seems pretty bad doesn't it?

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SomeMichGuy · M

Good plint RE batteries, but you want the rest of the vehicle to last, and what constitutes "repaired" varies by your insurance and your shop.

Some places use new, OEM parts.
Many places use remanufactured parts.
Parts suppliers, such as Rock Auto, usually carry both.

A properly remanufactured part should be good to go and an ok replacement. Rock Auto sells parts which are remanufactured and allegedly tested, but I have had them IMproperly "remanufactured" and obviously not tested.

Less damage = not so badly messed-up
= closer to new from manufacturer
= better than a car largely rebuilt (imo)

Get any info you can about BODY / mechanical damage v. battery-related replacements. The high cost might indicate battery replacement and small body work, right (depending upon model)?