The depreciation issue for EVs is mostly temporary.
Since the Volt and Leaf came out, that has been a steady improvement in cost and performance; faster than predicted. So new EVs have better ranges and charging speeds than those just a few years older. The progress isn't indefinite, and it already appears to be leveling out.
Then incentives on new will depress prices on old. Some states had combined incentives of $10k or more. It is more profitable to ship used EVs to states with less generous ones to sell.
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