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There are plenty 0f 100k+ mile Tesla in the US with only 5% battery degradation.
Also, general maintenance of old motors is basically a non issue so, unlike an old ICE car, you won't be replacing gaskets and hoses and turbos etc etc.
I would say that second EVs will be more reliable purchases than petrol / diesel or hybrid vehicles.
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I don’t doubt it, just more speculating what it’ll actually be like. Will the increased prevalence of ULEZ type zones keep demand higher than supply in the second hand market etc. Lots of people will want or need EVs so I imagine a flooding of unsellable petrol and diesel cars into the market and a drought of affordable EV or hybrids.
Nef
These are my exact fears about EVs. We don’t really know what the second hand market will be like in terms of resale and reliability. Maybe you’ll be able to buy battery insurance or something.