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A Low-Mile EV Isn't a Bargain Gas Car in Disguise

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A discounted, low-mile electric vehicle asks something different of a buyer than a lightly used gasoline car ever did, and the two should not be shopped the same way. The instincts a longtime owner brings to judging a used combustion engine do not carry over cleanly to a battery-powered one. For anyone weighing a deal on a secondhand EV, the diligence that matters is simply not the diligence they already know.

With reporting from Car and Driver.

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