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Solid-State Batteries Pass an Extreme Test: What It Really Means for Used EV Prices

A solid-state system just survived a year underground in Beijing at 85C and 95% humidity. Here is why the news doesn't make your used EV obsolete, and what actually matters before you buy one.

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At dusk, rows of anonymous cars on a dealership forecourt with wet asphalt and warm lighting; a lone figure walks between the vehicles, weighing up a purchase.

22 JulPrices & Market

When is the best time to buy a car? The best periods of the year

Quarter-end, year-end, kilometre-zero stock, outgoing models and seasonality: here is when it really pays to buy a car, new or used, and how to be ready when the right window opens.

A compact car parked on a quiet cobblestone street in a small Italian town in the warm light of sunset.

22 JulPrices & Market

How a used car's price is set

Age, mileage, condition, trim, brand and local demand: here is how a used car's price is built — and how to tell, advert in hand, whether it's fair, too high or suspiciously low.