Support for the used electric car sector is now “essential” following the recent introduction of new car grants, says the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA). Bringing down the price of electric cars in the new market only underlined the need for corresponding action in the used sector, said chair Philip Nothard. He went on: “The key point here is to recognise that the entry point to the electric car market is, for most motorists, a used electric car – especially bearing in mind the depression in values that has been seen over the last couple of years, with some models now cheaper than petrol equivalents, despite much higher purchase prices.
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