Overview of the Used EV Market

by Thad Schickling, 3/10/26

The Used EV Tax Credit has expired but I still think finding a used EV below $25k or below is worth the research. Data was taken from cars.com. I just did a nation-wide search with the maximum price of $25k or $40k for the luxury vehicles. According to a quick Google search, shipping a vehicle might cost anywhere from $1,000-$2,500, which can be worth it depending on the prices of used EV models in the area. Photos are screen shots taken 3/12/26 from cars.com and the particular cars may not be available anymore. Now I’ll share which models I found and some notes on pros and cons.

Starting with the Chevy Bolt (non-Ultium platform).  There are 451 models ranging in price from around $8k to $25k.  The vast majority (308) have $50k or less miles on them!

The next model is the Bolt EUV, which is a Bolt that rides slightly higher than its Bolt counterpart.  There are 404 models under $25 k. With prices ranges from $9000 at the cheapest to $25k.  The most significant pro of the Chevy Bolt is the fact that they are probably the cheapest models on the market for a used EV that can get over 200 miles per charge.

The downsides of the Bolt are that it’s relatively small and that its fast charging is fairly slow compared to other newer models such as Tesla, the newer Volkswagen and, of course, the Ford, Kia, and Hyundai models among others.  With the arrival of the new Chevy Bolt however, some of these downsides especially the charging speed should lessen!

The next two models are the Hyundai Kona EV and the Kia Niro EV

• 352 Hyundai Konas which qualify with prices ranging from $5k at the lowest to $25k. The vast majority (304) have a milage of 50k or less.

• 369 Kira Niros available with prices ranging from $10k to $25k.  The vast majority (301) also have a milage of 50k or less.

The one benefit you get with the Kona and Kia Niro models is that they can fast charge at a rate of 75 to 100kw compared to the Bolt which can only charge at 50 KW. So there is a significant improvement in fast charging with the Kona and Niro but there is a pretty stark difference in price.

Tesla:

Model 3 long range

• 1300 long ranges that start at $9k at the lowest and go up to $25k. 

• 274 of these models that have milage of 50k or less.  

Model S

• There are 606 models with the lowest starting at $6k and going up to $25k. 

• 59 models that have milage 50k and below however.

Model X 

• 246 models on the market with the lowest being around $14k and the highest $25k.  8 models with milage of 50k or less. 

Model Y

• 816 models with the cheapest being $14k, with about 77 having 50k or less miles on them.

Tesla cars are known to have quality build issues and issues with their software that can be frustrating to deal with. The pros though are you have a car with access to the best charging network and can access CCS fast chargers with an adaptor and also the charging speed is significantly better than the older Chevy, Kia and Hyundai models.  The miles on the Tesla models are also significantly higher than the previous models

There are about 931 Volkswagen ID4s on the market with the cheapest being $11.4 k.  About 817 of these models have milage of 50k or less! The benefit of the ID4 is that it has a lot of space and is roomy and is much faster than the Chevy bolt with the max average fast charging at 125 KW. One drawback of the ID4 is it doesn’t have true one pedal driving (meaning it won’t come to a complete stop without you putting on the break).

There are 420 Mustang Mach-Es with prices starting at $14k, 257 of these models have milage of 50k or less! The advantage of the Mach-E models is that they come with the Blue Oval network that allows drivers to automatically be able to charge at different charging stations regardless of if they have the charging app. In addition the fast charging is pretty fast at 91 kw an hour. The Mach-E also comes standard with helpful driving assist features such as lane centering.

New models that are below $25k have recently hit the used market!

These second generation electric models have much faster charge times than their predecessors and depending on the model longer range.

• 669 Hyundai Ioniq 5s starting at $13.5k! The vast majority (611) have milage 50k and below! 

• 230 Hyundai Ioniq 6 models starting at prices of $15k, the vast majority (219) have milage of 50k and below.

• 338 Kia EV6 models with prices starting at $13k. The vast majority have miles 50k and below.

• 549 Nissan Ariyas with prices starting around $15k, about 533 of these have milage 50k and below.  

• 287 BZ4Xs starting at $16.5k at the lowest.  Most of them (275) have mileage 50k and below. 

• 192 Subrau Solterras on the market with the cheapest being around $16.5k, 187 having milage 50k and below. 

• 79 Volvo C40 Recharges available the cheapest being $16.5k. 76 of them have milage 50k.   

• 213 Polestar 2s starting at $15.8k, 178 of them have milage of 50k and below. 

• 29 Jaguar I-Pace models that are priced starting at $16.4k.  16 of them have milage of 50 k and below.

• 277 Audi E-Tron models with prices starting just under $15k. 192 of them have milage 50k and below. 

• 69 Chevy Blazer EVs with prices starting at just under $21k.

• 410 Chevy Equinox EVs with prices starting at just under $17k!

• 149 Honda Prologues on sale starting at $19.5k!

Now I am going to explore Luxury EV models and EV Trucks that have prices below $40k! I’m starting a new category of used EVs: Luxury EVs and EV trucks that are under 40k, I think this is worth it because these are significant reductions in prices compared to when these models first came out.

• 469 BMW I4s, that start at $22.5k

• 13 BMW I5s that start at $35k or so

• 48 BMW IXs that start at $28.3k

• 235 Mercedes EQB models starting at just under $20k

• 267 Mercedes EQE models starting at just above $22k

• 145 Mercedes EQs models starting at $26.5 k

• 55 Lucid Air models starting at around $32k

• 221 Ford F150 Lightnings, starting at $26k

• 7 Chevy Silverado EVs  starting at around $37k

• 194 Cadillac Lyriqs starting at $26k

• 68 Genesis EVs starting at $24k

• 166 Kia EV9s starting at just under $27k

• 70 Lexus RZ300Es starting at $26.5k