EV depreciation: why electric cars lose value fastest
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6 min read · 28 September 2026
A viral trade-in story claims an owner lost $35,000 on an electric car in two years. The published data cannot verify that exact deal — but it does confirm the pattern: EVs are the fastest-depreciating vehicles on the road, with average five-year losses near $28,435.