eBay find of the Day: Toyota RAV4 EV for $35,000
Maybe that $32,600 RAV4 EV wasn't such an anomaly. Another of these all-electric SUVs has popped up on eBay and the Buy It Now price is just $35,000. It wasn't that long ago that $60,000+ was pretty standard for one of these vehicles. So, either the economy is taking its toll on eBay sales, (relatively) low gas prices are making people less likely to spend big bucks on an EV, or these are two examples that do not make a trend. In any case, the real interesting bit is that the buy it now price has been dropped from $40k for a highway-speed electric SUV with just 49,000 miles. The car it located in Texas and comes with a wall-mounted MagneCharger. The current bid is $19,000, but that doesn't meet the reserve price.
But wait a minute, the image above looks very, very similar to the image of a RAV4 EV that sold (but was then not paid for) on eBay earlier this year for $89,200. Turns out, the vehicle for sale is that same RAV4. AutoblogGreen reader Mickabout, who was quite pleased with the purchase six months ago.
Thanks to Andrew for the tip!
Gallery: $35,000 RAV4 EV on eBay
[Source: eBay]
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James 3:42AM (1/20/2009)
I think the reason RAV4 EVs are dropping in price is because more and more electric vehicles are becoming available.
You can get a Toyota Prius Hymotion Plug-In for about $35,000 now. $25,000 Prius + $10,000 Hymotion Plug-In battery.
It seems like everyone has an EV or PHEV coming to market within 2 years. So naturally the premium for a used RAV4 EV is going to come back down to earth.
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chambo622 11:28AM (1/20/2009)
Sold for about $33,000...still a lot, but much less then where they were a few years ago. And this one has very low mileage too.
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wave54 10:49PM (1/20/2009)
Sounds like the owner took a beating on a car that they only had for 6 months. From what I gathered about the previous sale, it sold for less than the final bid of $89,200 but certainly more than the recent selling price of $33,000.
What gives?
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