Isn’t Tesla under scrutiny for their battery health “readings” and then “allegedly artificially” plummeting outside of warranty?
Plus EVs aren’t tenable as an only car solution for like most the geographical US due to climate impact on range, use cases like towing, infrastructure etc. the market for EVs is just a smaller segment. I’m not sure who they’re polling, but I’m pretty sure it’s not people cross shopping and making decisions.
I’m not anti EV, I like cars in general and having a somewhat interest in cars like the Taycan and some Fiskers as questionable as they are. Having said that, die hard EV people seem to live in a bubble. They’re not there yet for a lot of the population, at least in the US where it’s not densely populated and we have lacking infrastructure.
Enjoy being an early adopter, man. Theyre neat. I wouldn’t touch a used market EV outside of warranty, and I’d probably by 10 other cars first for the money. The used market on specialty vehicles is indeed seeing some “deals” again, but they’re retaining value better than EVs still. Check out closed auctions on cars and bids or BaT.
I’ll save you time.
Cars are a bad financial vehicle. They all lose you money. The best decision, financially, is buy the cheapest thing to get you from A-B.
The depreciation curve alone on an EV should quickly dismantle any perceived “savings”. If you qualify for a remaining tax credit, you shouldn’t be buying a new car. You don’t make enough money unless you’ve got an inheritance or something.
Now what’s left is to decide what qualities you value in your new car (if you make enough to responsibly buy one). If you want it to be an EV, cool. If you want something fun to drive, fast, cool, manual, V8. Run the decision tree out.