Doesn’t take much research to conclude the used EV market values are driven by ignorance and are a bargain right now.
A 3 year old Ioniq5 is less than half the price of new, $28,000 go poof. Buying new EVs at >$50,000 makes no sense , but buying slightly used EVs at $12K-$24K makes total sense.
And even if the battery is degraded with maybe 5%, it’s still an amazing car.
Lets say you needed to replace the battery one day anyway. You’ll have saved on every other reparation, because EVs dont have moving parts that breaks all the time like in old cars.
Yeah, my personal experience and watching mechanics online… The turbo engine with a cvt is going to be as big a nightmare down the road as an EV battery. EV motors with a single gear is so much easier to make reliable except the trickiness of battery chemistry… AWD by having independent motors front and back…
just goes to show how people overreact to gas prices. they could have bought a <$25k used EV last year and saved $4k with the EV tax rebate. $4k is equivalent to $33/month over 10 years.
they could have bought a <$25k used EV last year and saved $4k with the EV tax rebate.
The people who were in the market for a car last year are by and large not the same people who are in the market today.
Plus let’s not forget, the actual EVs on the used market 12 months ago were different than today’s. Someone looking to buy a 3-year-old car today has to look for something originally sold in 2023, whereas 12 months ago they were looking at 2022 vehicles, with fewer models available and significantly fewer vehicles actually manufactured and sold.
They are probably people that were already looking or anbout to start looking for a new car and pivoted to EV based on current conditions.
Doesn’t take much research to conclude the used EV market values are driven by ignorance and are a bargain right now.
A 3 year old Ioniq5 is less than half the price of new, $28,000 go poof. Buying new EVs at >$50,000 makes no sense , but buying slightly used EVs at $12K-$24K makes total sense.
And even if the battery is degraded with maybe 5%, it’s still an amazing car.
Lets say you needed to replace the battery one day anyway. You’ll have saved on every other reparation, because EVs dont have moving parts that breaks all the time like in old cars.
Yeah, my personal experience and watching mechanics online… The turbo engine with a cvt is going to be as big a nightmare down the road as an EV battery. EV motors with a single gear is so much easier to make reliable except the trickiness of battery chemistry… AWD by having independent motors front and back…
EVs are full of pointless gadgets that break, and Tesla motors poop out.
just goes to show how people overreact to gas prices. they could have bought a <$25k used EV last year and saved $4k with the EV tax rebate. $4k is equivalent to $33/month over 10 years.
The people who were in the market for a car last year are by and large not the same people who are in the market today.
Plus let’s not forget, the actual EVs on the used market 12 months ago were different than today’s. Someone looking to buy a 3-year-old car today has to look for something originally sold in 2023, whereas 12 months ago they were looking at 2022 vehicles, with fewer models available and significantly fewer vehicles actually manufactured and sold.
I mean, they could just drive less or drive slower.
This is America, you might as well ask men to cut their balls off …