Comment on Used EVs break records while sales of new EVs plummet
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 week ago
I got my first EV recently. A '22 Bolt EUV with 28k miles for about $18k in like-new condition.
I still probably wouldn’t have gone for it but they gave me a kinda crazy trade price for a kinda crappy ICE car with accident damage.
ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 1 week ago
Same thing except a ‘23 EUV model with 100k miles for 11k. I don’t care about the miles, I’m not likely to put all that many on in the next decade, so averages out. My little coupe was dying a death of a thousand small but expensive problems, I need space to move project supplies (let me tell you, I’m amazing at tinycar Tetris, but I’ve started doing farming-adjacent things so genuinely need more room) and they gave me 4k for trade. Done and done.
Everyone is just fascinated by whats under the hood (liquids, mostly). And how quiet it is. But man I will not be using climate control on longer trips if I can avoid it. It just chews through the battery. Thats potentially a problem here in the midwest, but not a problem for today me to deal with! And today me is already looking into making a portable solar charger (with used equipment because fuck buying new when used is so damn cheap) with a roof mount panel, big beefy battery pack, and good wiring for level 2 charging. Going to be expensive up front? Don’t care! I want to be able to meet my needs without ever using fast chargers (ill give myself the first year while I get used to the very different planning), and being portable means I can use it at home just as easily, and only pack it up when I’m going on a long drive, so only one expensive setup needed! Mmmmmm eventually-free transportation.
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 week ago
A '23 with 100k? Damn that thing got used!