Used E-Cars: Why Prices Are Rising Right Now

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Anyone looking to buy a used car is currently experiencing an unexpected turn: used electric cars are getting more expensive – and the trigger lies, of all places, at the gas pump. What many people feel when refueling is apparently tipping the decision when buying a car.

Both Handelsblatt and Die Zeit are reporting on the same connection: high fuel prices are making electric cars more attractive – and that's changing the used-car market.

Because gasoline and diesel have become so expensive, people are reaching for the electric car more often when buying used.

What's driving prices

More money per liter is flowing at the gas stations right now than just recently. Handelsblatt gets straight to the mechanism: gasoline and diesel have become so expensive that buyers are now more frequently reaching for the electric car when buying used.

Die Zeit draws the line consistently forward to prices themselves: high fuel prices don't just make EVs more attractive – they're also driving up the prices of used cars.

Because high fuel prices make EVs more attractive, used cars are also getting more expensive.

More EVs on the used-car market

The effect is showing up not only in prices but also in supply. Die Zeit reports that the share of used electric cars in the overall market is growing.

And their share on the used-car market is also rising.

Handelsblatt adds with a view to prices: the price tags on the used-car market are also reacting. Anyone browsing online or at a dealer today will find more used EVs than before – but they'll also pay more for them.

What it adds up to

Both sources paint the same picture: high fuel prices are shifting the used-car market. Demand for used electric cars is rising, their prices are following along, and their share of supply is growing. For anyone looking for a used car, this means: prices and selection are in motion right now – and the gas pump remains the decisive lever.