The biggest cost related to car ownership is in many cases the depreciation, and it is also a cost that is difficult to calculate before selling the car on.
We Car Owners has compiled the depreciation for 75 different car models over the past four years.
The compilation shows a bloodbath for many used electric cars.
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A bloodbath for used electric cars
If you look at how much the different car models have lost in value in percentage terms compared to their new price, you can see that the four worst-affected wagons are electric cars.
It looks worst for the Renault Zoe 41 kWh small car, which, according to the compilation, has lost as much as 73 percent of its value.
BMW i3s, Nissan Leaf 40 kWh and Hyundai Ioniq Electric have also lost over 60 percent.
In fifth place on the list of which car models have lost the most value, we find a plug-in hybrid in the form of the Volkswagen Passat GTE.
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The Porsche 911 Carrera 4S has held up well in value – Photo: Porsche Gasoline and diesel fare better
If we look instead at which car models have performed best on the used market relative to their new price, we find a range of traditional petrol and diesel cars.
Best looking is the luxury petrol-powered sports car Porsche 911, which has lost just 22 percent of its value according to the compilation.
Next come the three diesel cars Volvo XC60 B4, Dacia Duster 1.5 dCi and Mercedes GLC Coupé 200d, which have also dropped below 30 percent.
In fifth place we find the petrol car Volvo V90 Cross Country B5, which has lost 33 percent of its value.
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High prices for electric cars are deleted
Electric cars are more expensive than the equivalent gasoline or diesel car, but the compilation shows that the extra cost falls almost entirely on the person who buys the electric car new.
Because the electric cars have lost so much in value, the difference to the equivalent petrol or diesel cars is not as great on the used market.
Anyone who thinks that the price supplement for an electric car is too high can therefore benefit from looking for a used electric car.
Below you can see a compilation of the cars on the used market that have lost the most and the least in value.
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The car models that lost the most in value The car models that lost in value the least