The secondary market for electric cars in Russia has grown by one and a half times

According to the Autostat agency, in November Russians bought 1,168 used electric vehicles. This is 46 percent more than in the same month last year, when 801 “battery-powered” cars found new owners. The most popular models in this segment are Japanese Nissan, American Tesla and Chinese Zeekr. The rest did not attract even hundreds of buyers, analysts estimate.

Nissan, Tesla and Zeekr account for 70 percent of aftermarket EV sales. In November, Russians purchased 493 used Nissans, 158 Teslas and 147 Zeekrs.

As for models, the Nissan Leaf has long held the lead. Its result on the secondary market for the last autumn month was 482 copies sold. Second place goes to Zeekr 001, which didn’t even reach a hundred, but was close to it. His result was 91 resold units.

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Also in the top five leaders in the secondary electric car market are Tesla Model 3 (72 units), domestic Evolute i-PRO (68 units) and Tesla Model Y (37 units).

In total, 10.8 thousand used electric vehicles were purchased in the country from January to November 2024. This is an 11 percent increase over the same period in 2023.

Earlier, the Kaliningrad Avtotor plant announced the approximate price of converting a regular car into an electric car. Equipping with an engine with a capacity of 31 to 163 horsepower will cost a maximum of one million rubles for owners of passenger cars and no more than two million for owners of commercial vehicles.

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