Buying a Second Hand EV Opinions
Mar 9, 2024 18:18:35 GMT
Post by Rob on Mar 9, 2024 18:18:35 GMT
I notice there are fairly good deals on Autotrader for various EVs, e.g. £22.5k for an IONIQ 5 Ultimate 73kWh seems good for a 71 plate.... But it's done nearly 55,000 miles. Depreciated a bit. This was not a main dealer of course.
Now when buying second hand ICE vehicles some might be deterred by high mileage on a young car but then others would say that's okay as long as maintained because those miles would be on a motorway.
But for an EV with rapid DC charging, high miles could mean lots of rapid charging. It could mean it has been used from 100% to nearly empty a lot... So batteries will have degraded a bit. If charged on an AC charger at home then lots of charging not such a problem even if charged above 80%. I believe part of the problem is the heat cycles involved when using DC charging at high voltage.
I'm not after a car as big as an IONIQ 5...
Now when buying second hand ICE vehicles some might be deterred by high mileage on a young car but then others would say that's okay as long as maintained because those miles would be on a motorway.
But for an EV with rapid DC charging, high miles could mean lots of rapid charging. It could mean it has been used from 100% to nearly empty a lot... So batteries will have degraded a bit. If charged on an AC charger at home then lots of charging not such a problem even if charged above 80%. I believe part of the problem is the heat cycles involved when using DC charging at high voltage.
I'm not after a car as big as an IONIQ 5...
