@RnDanger
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I want to see an American #EV #musclecar scene take off with bootleg modifications and limited slip differential kits and stuff

Funny, but I just want to drive my (unmodified) #nissanleaf from point A to point B

#arstechnica
Is $20,000–$25,000 a sweet spot for secondhand #usedevs #electriccars?
We think so Apr 18 2026

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/04/25000-buys-plenty-of-used-evs-here-are-some-options/?comments-page=1#comments

@jnl
One thing you should watch out for when buying a used electric car is how the battery has been treated. Turns out it's not actually great to do fast charging all the time, so if you can find out how often it has been fast charged, that would be useful to know about its health. Most cars actually keep a history of their charging status, which can be got at by an OBD2 reader. It's possible a dealer would have found this information out for you, but it's also likely that the dealer would go nothing useful. Since you say you are rural-ish, I am assuming you will be able to charge at level 2 in your home for day-to-day use. That's the best for the battery.

If you are buying from a dealer, you should see how they are treating the cars on their lot. It's bad to be below 20% for long periods of time. One place we went to had let two of their cars get horribly discharged. One was at 3% and another was so badly charged that it let us roll down the windows but not roll them back up. Fortunately I did not intend to test drive either of these cars (I was just checking cargo capacities), and I ended up buying from a different dealer.

Dealers will only tell you about the individual charging company apps, like EVgo or Electrify America; but what you really want is the overview of all possible stations, so also get plugshare and "a better route planner" (ABRP). There aren't enough charging stations even in heavily populated areas for you to be brand loyal.

Good luck!

#ElectricCars