Top PRE 2020 EVs
Top 10 EVs by resale value per kWh
There are many top list of electric cars, many focusing on price and range, this one is on UK resale value, is limited to cars that have been around for a while and basically tells you how much battery you get for buck while also factoring in efficiency.
Criteria
All the cars in this list are at least one year old.
The rating is based entirely on resale price and battery capacity/performance, the exact formula is
(resale price / battery kWh) / (miles / kWh)
The prices are my estimate from AutoTrader and the model years are around 2018’ish whenever possible
The graph contains drag coefficient and car height but they are not factored in the score.
Winner
The absolute winer is the diminutive but reliable Mitsubishi I-Miev while it did not come cheap (around 30k new) its was launched in 2010 so the prices now place it squarely at the top, it proved so popular as a mass market EV that both Citroen and Peugeot sold rebadged versions of it as C-Zero, iON respectively. That being said you are buying a 10 year old car with technology to match so it’s not a clear win.
The Renault ZOE and Nissan Leaf (pre refresh) are very close behind but the first thing to consider is that, while most of the other cars under it, come packed with tech like cameras, radars and sensors, smartphone integration is the main thing that comes standard with the Zoe and Leaf , as for premium interior materials or ergonomics don’t even think about it.
Losers
The BMW i3 is a puzzle in itself, the 2018 refresh makes for a decent EV but its price per kWh places it squarely between the iPace and Model X, totally out of its league.
The Tesla Model X is 5 years old now and while undeniably a powerhouse ahead of its time when put under the microscope the score comes up as the lowest in the bunch.
Mercedes EQC is a luxurious juggernaut but the cold facts are that you can buy 10 I-Miev’s for that price and you can only go twice as far as a I-Miev on a single charge with the Mercedes, if for that price you could go say 500 miles in luxury maybe the EQC would make sense but that’s what’s in the cards with the EQXX so best wait for that.