Re:EVs are depreciating much faster than gas-powered cars
by jw887c on Saturday October 18, 2025 @09:01AM
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You are the poster child for depreciation. You might have received more utility than the price you paid but at the end of the day, that dollar value once you gave it away was $0
Re:EVs are depreciating much faster than gas-powered cars
by spacedcowboy on Saturday October 18, 2025 @05:40PM
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Depreciation only matters if you expect to get money back for the car. I don’t. I expect to run it into the ground and get my use from it that way.
My current car is a Kia EV6 AWD GT-Line S, pretty much the top-of-the-range car. It has 340 miles range (plenty when the longest trip I'll do is 220 once or twice per year) and although a lot bulkier than the old car, has enough oomph off the line that I don't care. I do miss the top-down experience, but here in the UK that's less of an issue due to weather, and at least there's a large sun-roof :)
Tesla would have been an option a few years ago. Glad I dodged that bullet.
I fully expect to get another 15 years or so out of the car, at which point I'll be in my dotage and be having other people drive me around, possibly in a golf-cart.. So depreciation really isn't a big deal for me.