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Originally Posted by rmay635703
Yet the cheapest Spark EV is still $5500 for an out of warranty 2014
It’s too bad the wholesale and retail have diverged so far.
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That means that car has lost 80% of it's value in 5 years. Pretty cheap if you ask me.
Right now the auctions are liquidating 2016 Spark EVs that are coming off their 3 year leases. Those are the cars selling in batches of 5. They go for about $9-10K retail
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Originally Posted by redpoint5
The Gen I EVs were sold in such low volume that I don't expect an aftermarket battery solution to pop up. I consider those EVs to be disposable, and probably many others do as well, which would reflect in the poor resale value.
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I agree with the exception of the Nissan Leaf. All the rest are sold in such low volumes that it makes no sense economically for someone to develop an aftermarket battery. Take my Spark. Chevy only sold 6,600 Spark EVs total from 2014 - 2016 and they changed the battery and motor in 2015.