The price of second-hand vehicles is rising significantly in Spain as a result of the increase in prices of new vehicles and the lack of stock of the latter, which means that many users who do not want to wait up to 8 or 10 months to receive your new car, go to the recent second-hand market. In the case of electric vehicles, this upward trend in second-hand cars is even greater as a result of the increase in demand and the lack of available stock, so that, if you have an electric vehicle and are interested in selling it, it will be difficult You’ll find a better time than now
The average sale price of second-hand electric vehicles has skyrocketed in this first half of the year with an increase of 31.5% to settle at around 35,000 euros, the sale price of many new models that require, however, a long delivery time. This increase is a consequence, among other reasons, of the increase in sales of this type of car, which has risen 44% between January and June 2022 compared to the same period last year. In addition, the stock of electric cars less than a year old has been reduced by 70%, which means that many of the show cars from dealers have been sold very easily.
The Renault Zoe is the best-selling electric car in the first half of the year, something logical considering that this is also the best-selling car in Spain among new electric cars and that it is a vehicle that, having been in the market for almost a decade, market, has generated the largest fleet of second-hand vehicles available. The Smart Forfour, a car that is no longer manufactured, is the most offered, with the largest number of units available.
In the ElectricarVO market study carried out by coche.net and published by GANVAM, the notable increase in the price of second-hand electric cars is observed since the second quarter of 2021, when the average price was 26,105 euros, 8,200 euros less than in the previous quarter. present. It is also true that the fact that the brands have launched new high-priced electric models and that these are beginning to reach the second-hand market has contributed to increasing this average price.
In this first half of the year, 2,734 second-hand electric cars less than a year old have been sold, which includes new models registered as zero kilometers. This figure represents an increase of 37.2% compared to 2021, while electric cars between 1 and 3 years old, of which 1,981 units have been sold, have represented an increase of 62.8%.
The demand for electric vehicles has multiplied by two on the coche.net portal so far this year, as a result, among other reasons, of the exorbitant increase in fuel prices that has made many potential buyers interested in buying a electric vehicle despite the fact that the supply of this type of vehicle has been reduced, especially in recently registered models.
It should be noted that the increase in the average price of second-hand vehicles is not exclusive to electric cars, since both diesel and gasoline have also seen their average price increase by 16 and 17% respectively, within this global trend. increase in second-hand prices derived from the greater interest in this type of vehicle and the reduction in stocks as a result of sales in recent months.
In this link you will find all the range of electric vehicles available on cars.net in the new cars section and in this other, the range of second-hand electric vehicles.
