EV's 11% cheaper than similar diesels - Donedeal

[watty]

Used EVs now priced 11% below comparable diesels - DoneDeal Cars

Used electric cars are now priced around 11% below comparable diesel vehicles, according to a new report from DoneDeal Cars.

The figure is based on a sample of used cars less than five years old for sale on the dealer-listed online car marketplace.

It compared the difference in price between electric vehicles (EVs) and other fuel types on a like-for-like basis, taking factors such as age, mileage and model into account.

The analysis also found that a typical three-year-old electric car now has a median asking price of €28,825, compared with €35,893 for a diesel vehicle of the same age.

DoneDeal Cars Price Index said petrol cars remain the cheapest option upfront, with a typical three-year-old model priced at around €22,900.

It said the gap between petrol and electric vehicles has "narrowed significantly" in recent years.

The report concluded that a sharp decline in used electric vehicle prices "appears to have stabilised", following what it described as "a turbulent period triggered by falling new-car prices, reduced purchase grants and increased supply of electric vehicles entering the second-hand market".

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Still a lot of money if you don't have the grant...  But add in the (current) fuel savings and the total cost of ownership makes it more attractive.

[Rat Catcher]

You'd have to be off your rocker to buy a second hand EV.

[C5]

That's where ya mostly see them, on donedeal not on the road especially the older ones. Ya wouldn't buy a secondhand battery for your phone or radio.

[watty]

A good seller would presumably get a current report of the SOH so you'd know where you stand with the battery?

There might be a bargain if you could live with an 'unfashionable' one, e.g., the early VW's had annoying haptics on their switchgear while the MG5 estate is not desirable to SUV-lovers?

[Rat Catcher]

The battery is only one bit. There's loads of expensive stuff under them bonnets and all stuff nobody wants to fix. The man selling it has got the best years of it's life. Spend a few notes more and buy new or diesel.

You wouldn't buy a second hand washing machine!

[silverbullet]

The battery is only one bit. There's loads of expensive stuff under them bonnets and all stuff nobody wants to fix. The man selling it has got the best years of it's life. Spend a few notes more and buy new or diesel.

You wouldn't buy a second hand washing machine!

There are plenty of men with second wives!