https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eQz4aQjtY0&feature=youtu.be
Maybe not too surprising on this one. I hear the range on these are not great especially if you drive them spiritedly. And given it’s a first gen product on a new tech, no one really knows what these will be worth 5 - 10 years from now.
Batteries and the tech becoming obsolete is one reason for EVs depreciating a lot, but a main reason why they’re often flooding the used market is because almost everyone (in the UK atleast) gets the more mid to high-end EVs on some sort of work perks benefit - i.e. a lease, which renews every 2-4 years. The discounts on EVs and obviously the tax benefits are huge in many cases, and most workplaces only offer EVs (no ICE) as options as a company car or a salary sacrifice lease. Again, this is from my experience in the UK, not elsewhere.
I’ve been shopping around for a new EV recently and it blew my mind how many Taycans there were listed on the used market considering the fact it’s meant to be a premium car. It’s only when I thought about why that I realised what was happening. It’s made me rethink buying a modern EV that will be flooded on the used market in 2-5 years time.
The Taycan gets 260 miles at 75mph in summer and recharges in just over 20 minutes, it’s not obsolete, that’s still one of the best available on the market.
People keep saying shit is obsolete but I’m trying to figure out what the real breakthrough is.
And why is everyone so desperate for a 500 mile range ev? I charge once a week and never think about it.
If anything, I want them to figure out how to make this 500 mile range battery, then cut it in half and give me a 250 mile battery that weighs half as much. I’ve driven all over the rural south just fine on 250, but I’d LOVE if it weighed less.