Is buying a five year old electric car a gamble?

If I buy a five year old electric car am I taking a huge gamble on whether the battery will last? It would be prohibitively expensive to replace.

Asked on 5 September 2023 by mark taylor

Answered by Andrew Brady

Not really - early examples of the Nissan Leaf, Renault Zoe and BMW i3 are now at least 10 years old and we're hearing very few reports of issues with the batteries in them. Specialists are finding that EV batteries are generally lasting way beyond their typical seven-year warranty.

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