Used Mach E (general EV) Question

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What are your thoughts about mileage when buying a used EV? IMO, the comparison to an ICE so vastly different as there aren't moving parts in the same way. How many miles on a Mach E is something to be strongly considered when purchasing a used car?

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I had to replace mine after an accident. Build date was a little older and it had 5k more miles. That was fine for me. Personally I was more concerned with the big battery (HVB) state of health. So I bought an OBD Link MX+ and loaded CarScanner software (free) which has some MME dashboards ready to go. I tested it on my husband’s MME which is a few months newer. Good news was that both batteries had a similar SoH number so I bought the used one. Of course I looked at wear & tear, tires, etc., as well. CarMax gives you 30 days after purchase, so I checked L2 and L3 charging, and BlueCruise. It’s been about 8 months and I’m very happy with my purchase. Good luck!
 

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What are your thoughts about mileage when buying a used EV? IMO, the comparison to an ICE so vastly different as there aren't moving parts in the same way. How many miles on a Mach E is something to be strongly considered when purchasing a used car?

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People have tried to debate this a lot.

At the end of the day, age and miles seem to matter about the same as with gas vehicles.

The engine and transmission in a gas car seem to last about as long as the battery and motors in an electric.

And other than those differences, we have all the other same parts that wear out just as fast.
 

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I would try to research, which may not be possible, what software glitches it may have experienced. Of course along with its repair history. Just seems to me that there is quite a bit of dissatisfaction with software and I would not want to inherit a know issue.
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