Jan 4, 2018
5:48:11pm
5:48:11pm
Good article on electric cars and their resale value
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-03/why-most-electric-cars-are-leased-not-owned
"Perhaps electric vehicles will truly arrive when they are no longer compared to smartphones, which become obsolete after three years....
Not surprisingly, a dated plug-in car is a pariah. Electric compact cars that were sold in 2014 are now worth only 23 percent of their original sticker price, compared with 41 percent for comparable combustion vehicles"
"Perhaps electric vehicles will truly arrive when they are no longer compared to smartphones, which become obsolete after three years....
Not surprisingly, a dated plug-in car is a pariah. Electric compact cars that were sold in 2014 are now worth only 23 percent of their original sticker price, compared with 41 percent for comparable combustion vehicles"
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If electronic cars only last 3 to 5 years, are they really environmentally (Iman23, Jan 4, 2018 at 6:07pm)
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Interesting that they are described as having a similar obsolescence cycle as cell phones. almost guarantees lease only
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