Re: [EVDL] Used EV's for sale on Autotrader

2016-09-06 Thread Thomas Keenan via EV
This page has some sample info on a generic low-miles 2013 Leaf. From my read of the info on that page, in March 2016 a ‘generic’ 2013 Leaf sold at auction for about $6,325, and was worth about $10,800 retail (again - in early 2016). The retail price seems to align fairly well with Leaf retail

Re: [EVDL] Used EV's for sale on Autotrader

2016-09-06 Thread Chris Meier via EV
Is there any data available on what price the vehicles go for at auction? -- -Chris On August 21, 2016 10:00:45 AM CDT, Tom Keenan via EV wrote: >A big part of the increased availability of used EVs is that most >electrics (according to an October 2015 CNBC article, around

Re: [EVDL] Used EV's for sale on Autotrader

2016-08-21 Thread Thos True via EV
Tom, I agree with your theory. We leased a 2011 Leaf, and opted to return it rather than buy it out. The primary reason was one of economics. They wanted significantly more for the remainder than the car was worth on the open market. For example, we found that we could buy a model year newer with

Re: [EVDL] Used EV's for sale on Autotrader

2016-08-21 Thread Tom Keenan via EV
A big part of the increased availability of used EVs is that most electrics (according to an October 2015 CNBC article, around 80% in 2013 and 2014, currently around 75%) are leased as opposed to sold outright. This compares with about 28% of ICE vehicles being leased. As these three-year

Re: [EVDL] Used EV's for sale on Autotrader

2016-08-21 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 21 Aug 2016 at 0:28, brucedp5 via EV wrote: > Bob is right there are a lot of used EVs out there. Do we know what that means? Does it mean that a lot of people bought EVs, and then decided they didn't like them, or they didn't work for them? Did they then go back to ICEVs? David Roden

Re: [EVDL] Used EV's for sale on Autotrader

2016-08-21 Thread brucedp5 via EV
I chose a zip code that was more central USA, set the distance to unlimited, and sorted from low to high, using Electric as a fuel type. Bob is right there are a lot of used EVs out there. I suggest you change the location to your zip and narrow the search to a distance that is acceptable to