Interesting article about the used EV market

There's a comment on there, that is actually kind of a first for me. He's worried about the safety of the i-MiEV. That prompted me to watch a lot of crash test videos, and besides one nasty rear-end collision that cracked the battery case, I don't much concern in this area.

I think the Tesla Roadster is one of the very few EVs to have appreciated in the used market, at least for a while anyway. They can be had for about $70,000-$80,000 now.

Quoting the i-MiEV at $5,000 for the low end is a bit low. Has anybody seen one sell for this low?

I have not, but it did mention Auction, and I wonder if they are talking about auction price ?

With the used Nissan leafs starting out at a retail of $6990 on up, I have to guess that Think & MIEV varients probably aren't too far from there in an auction or private party sale.

The party has ended so to say as mericans figure "low" gas prices of nearly $3 means they should buy suburbans and escalades.

Ah well.

The article had many errors, as in "There was no 2015 model year i-MiEV." I believe that was true for 2013, not 2015. Also for used I-Miev prices, I would never sell my 2012 for the prices they suggest.

Dave

Dave, there was no 2015 model year, at least in NA.

Howie

The actual model years in the US are 2012, 2014, and 2016. I don't know why they went for 2016 because this is actually still the 2015 model year. Maybe it's to help cover the gap in production?