CommanderFrank
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Down the road, so to speak, the major concern for the future of the electric car is not the range of travel, but how much is this cutting edge technology going to be worth after five years of ownership. The concern over battery replacement, a shift in technology and unknown factors are a growing concern.
Depreciation represents a relatively mundane factor when buyers consider conventional gas cars — buyers can consult guides like Kelly Blue Book and others for a sense of how the value of a given car in previous model years has held up over time. But depreciation involves a host of unknowns for electric models.