I remember chunky 5 mph bumpers. Bring those back and the cost would have been $0! Gas or EV.Yeah, I don't know if it's an EV specific thing or if it's all vehicles, but I have heard of a few makers that are trying to reduce the number of parts by casting larger pieces of the body.
It makes some sense, as it should take fewer people to assemble the vehicle, but it also makes it so any ding costs more to fix.