Electric car: Car dealers are also not able to give much confidence to their customers about second hand electric cars, hence they do not take much interest in selling second hand electric cars. Dealers say electric cars account for only two percent of passenger car sales and the market is only five years old. People do not seem to be enthusiastic about old electric cars.
Don’t want to buy an old electric car
Car dealers are also not able to give much confidence to their customers about second hand electric cars, hence they do not take much interest in selling second hand electric cars. Dealers say electric cars account for only two percent of passenger car sales and the market is only five years old. For the first two years, electric cars were mainly being driven in taxis or government offices.
In April this year, 3,35,123 units of passenger vehicles were sold and the share of electric cars in this was 7,415 units. 82,000 electric cars were sold in the financial year 2023-24. Two years ago the stake was even lower. People do not show enthusiasm for old electric cars due to limited availability and information.
This is the main reason
There is doubt among people regarding its battery also. According to Sohinder Singh Gill, Director General of Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), the battery accounts for 40 per cent of the cost of an electric car and as the battery gets older, its capacity reduces and this affects the car. Also becomes visible. Mileage. Is. That’s why people shy away from buying old electric cars.
Although the battery guarantee in an electric car is eight years, but if someone buys a four-year old electric car, he will have to pay 40 percent of the price of the new car to get a new battery after four years. The customer would not like to buy an electric car more than five years old. For all these reasons, companies selling second hand cars do not give any guarantee on electric cars, whereas these companies give guarantee on old petrol-diesel cars.
