Although consumer sentiment seems to be at a long -term low in the United States – inflation was in August in August together with rising unemployed claims – the New York Times reported that the sale of electric vehicles started in a big way.
In the current economic landscape, consumers remain careful and limit their spending on both luxury and supplies.
During a recession, the car industry is usually hit hard, because potential customers will avoid financial obligations in the long term. During the financial crisis of 2008, the federal government was forced to intervene, causing American car manufacturers to be protected from industry.
In addition to tax fear, 2025 was a turbulent year for the market for electric vehicles. Tesla, a brand that once did not stop, stood for more competition from other car manufacturers, and it has passed volatile sale and a global recoil because of the polarizing political statements and actions of CEO Elon Musk.
These factors are known as “headwind” in business; External circumstances that influence the performance of an industry or company in a certain period. And despite various and relentless headwinds, the sale of used EVs is increasing.
Although fully electric vehicles drivers free from the always present and fluctuating costs of gasoline, there is a perception of consumers that EVs have a much higher sticker price. However, the National Resources Defense Council recently noted that the difference is negligible.
As the times perceived, when it comes to second -hand or used EVs, “often the opposite is true”, with electric models that are routinely priced lower than “comparable cars with internal combustion engines.”
It is remarkable that the paper stipulated that those lower costs were based solely on the sticker price and did not take into account with reduced or non-existent maintenance and fuel costs for EVs.
For the month of July, the EV sales used increased 40%. The sale of electric vehicles broke records in August, accounting for 9.9% of all cars sold in the US, while the market share from Tesla fell to 38%.
The Times spoke with different people who bought a used EV in the current sales tree or before, and drivers were remarkably enthusiastic. Floridian Tech Executive Todd Albert faltered an Audi e-tron from 2022 and confessed that he will be overrun from his balcony to “staring”.
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“The best word I can use is 'obsessed'. I fall asleep at night to think about it,” Albert admitted.
Cathy Velasquez Eberhart bought her Chevy -Bout in 2023.
“We have not spent any money on gas for two years,” she said.
Drivers who want to make their next car electric are also not limited to the second-hand market for large savings-September EV lease agreements in some markets declined to $ 39 per month.
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