Electric Vehicles

VRA white paper “busts” used EV myths

A new white paper from the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) aims to “bust” 10 of the most common myths surrounding used electric vehicles (EVs).
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James Evison

A new white paper from the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) aims to “bust” 10 of the most common myths surrounding used electric vehicles (EVs). 

The document, called EV Misconceptions, has been written by battery electrochemist Dr Euan McTurk, who is also the creator of Plug Life Television, a YouTube channel about EVs. 

It covers topics including range, battery degradation, charging, running costs, pollution, insurance, and even the accusation that EVs catch fire more easily. 

The white paper is the fifth to be created by the VRA on EVs in the last year, with earlier instalments covering Electric Vehicle Charging; Electric Vehicle Battery Health; Understanding Electric Vehicle Efficiency, Charging Costs and Charging Infrastructure and The Future of EV Technology. 

Philip Nothard, VRA chair, said:

“Everyone working in remarketing knows that EVs attract a lot of misinformation, much of it largely inaccurate. Our aim with the new white paper is to create a document that gives people working in the used car and van sector the facts they need to reassure potential customers. 

“It’s designed to be distributed throughout organisations and especially to sales and marketing teams, who are dealing with these types of objections to EVs from potential buyers on a daily basis. If everyone in our sector is going to make a success of electrification, we need to bust these myths.” 

“We now have a small library of white papers covering a whole range of EV topics written by Euan which have been very well received across our membership and the wider remarketing sector. Certainly, I have learnt a lot from reading them and I expect that others in the used vehicle sector have benefitted in a similar manner. This type of activity very much fits with the VRA’s remit.”

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