Comments by "TeeKay" (@teekay_1) on "Barrie Crampton" channel.

Best bet is to wait until most of these EVs are 5-7 years old and low mileage (20K or less). If you can get one at roughly $8K US it might be worth having one as a 2nd car for getting groceries, or driving to work.
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Worse, there's really no way to determine if a battery is fit for purpose. Its not like a petrol care where you can test compression, check the oil, or take some positive action that will tell you the true condition of the engine. That's one factor against them. The other is the price of newer EV is continuously falling as well, so that "bargain" of a used EV has to be significantly lower than a new EV. And by significant, I don't mean a few thousand pounds, I mean 25% of a new one, with further deductions for condition. And with all that manufacturers still cannot make a profit from EVs.
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@GT380man I don't want one, simply giving my viewpoint on the value of used EVs.
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@nsweeney3970 Well, with a US perspective, the cost of Gasoline (petrol) or Diesel is one of the least important cost in running an automobile. Much more important is depreciation (probably the same in Europe and the UK), maintenance, and insurance. And of course, the availability of fuel while on long trips. And yes I know the stats that show most people never drive more than 50-100 miles from their home, but it effectively makes the car a local vehicle only. People in the US will very often drive for summer vacations, going to many places that don't have any sort of EV charging infrastructure. Lastly, in the US, the data shows that most people have an EV as a 2nd or 3rd vehicle, as a commuter or grocery getter. It's basically upper middle class people using local and federal subsidies for both the automobile and the charger. I suspect those will go away at the federal level quite soon.
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