alt Hacker NewsWhat‘s the source for the 20 years? Seems unlikely to me.
b) You can also buy used EVs. I bought one last year, 2 years old, for 56% of the original price.
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zigman1 • today at 11:26 AM
How is the battery?
IshKebab • today at 12:27 PM
My source is just personal observation, but I'm clearly not far off:
https://www.scrap-car-dealers.co.uk/latest-news/post/average...
> As of 2025, the average age of a scrapped car in the UK is between 16 and 20 years old!
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> You can also buy used EVs.
True, but you're quite limited there since good EVs have only been around for a very small number of years. Maybe you can get an old Tesla for not too much but that's pretty undesirable for obvious reasons.
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Yes mine was used. Battery is fine. Of course I made sure to buy one with a suitable range for my needs. There's lots of options.