While NAFTA cars are preserved for more than a decade, electricity usually replaces in less than four years.
Promoted by technological changes and growing environmental policies, electric cars They earn more and more land in the world market. However, a study revealed a difference marked in the duration of ownership between fuel and electric cars.
According to the analysis of S&P globalwhile cars to gasoline are preserved by more than a decadeelectricity usually replaces In less than four years. This contrast reflects not only the impact of technological innovation, but also the way in which the market and consumption habits remain in constant change.
Conservation times
In the US more cars to gasoline are used significantly than electric. For example, according to data collected between January and July 2024, the 51% of the teslas sold To concessionaires in the US They were replaced by fuel vehicleswhich reflects a preference between electric cars in general.
In the North American country, the average age of a naphtha car reaches 12.5 yearsand even 13.6 years If utility vehicles are excluded. For their part, the electric ones are replaced approximately each 3.6 yearspromoted by technological advances and financing conditions that shorten their useful life in the hands of the owner.
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In the case of gasoline vehicles, there are several reasons why they last longer. Among them are:
- High prices: The cost of acquiring a new car, whether electric or gasoline, motivates the current one.
- Reliability: Combustion engines have a simpler resistance and maintenance.
- Second -hand market: Even a car with years of use finds buyers, which allows waiting for the best time to sell.
- Infrastructure: In areas with little electric charge coverage, Nafta car is still more convenient.
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On the electric side, among the reasons why they change so fast are
- Constant innovation: Improvements in autonomy, battery management and software make the most recent model attractive.
- 36 -month leasing: Many buyers opt for lease plans that facilitate changing car every three years.
- Fiscal incentives and promotions: They facilitate access to new versions.
- Leading brands: Companies like Tesla or ByD update platforms and software frequently, generating an accelerated consumption cycle.
Source: Ambito
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