Re: General Motors quietly closed the door this week on a goal to make only electric vehicles by 2035.

On Wed, 16 Jul 2025 22:44:32 -0000 (UTC), Beej Jorgensen
<beej@beej.us> wrote:

In article <1ltf7klta5gi28vbqbas3ckg16at9ivk7s@4ax.com>,
Catrike Ryder  <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

I just sold my 16 year old, 107K mile Nissan Frontier with a 4 Litre
V6 for $5K I suspect it will retail for twice that. I wonder what a 16
year old EV with a depleted battery is worth.

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Tough to go back 16 years for EVs, but Carfax has a 2015 Tesla Model S
with 170,000 miles for $9,999. A 2014 with 58,000 miles is listed for
$15,970.

 
I wouldn't touch the 170K Tesla for any price, but the 58K car might
have some miles left on the batteries, but I wouldn't buy it.

Here's a 2015 Nissan Frontier with 68,666 miles for $17,995. I'll bet
the Tesla cost a lot more new then the Frontier so it's depreciated
more. The Frontier also has many more miles in it's future than the
Tesla. I liked my 2009 Frontier and I would have kept it for the rest
of my remaining life if it had a decent back seat.

--
C'est bon
Soloman