Find out what to check before buying a used electric or hybrid

Used electric or hybrid cars require different attention before purchase, unlike a combustion car

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By Boris Feldman
Published on 2026-03-04 at 07:00 AM
Updated on 2026-03-04 at 07:40 AM

Our stores and dealerships are already receiving a reasonable volume of used electric vehicles. So what, to buy one of them, is it more complicated than a combustion car or not?

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It depends. Let’s consider a pure electric car. It has a much smaller number of mechanical components, it is suspension, steering and brakes. It has no engine or gearbox, however, it has the battery, which may be a problem unless analyzed at a dealership or a specialized company determines the residual charge capacity.

The hybrid car, on the other hand, requires greater care, as it has the combustion engine with all its problems, the battery and the electronic system that manages the combustion engine and the electric engine.

Boris Feldman

Journalist and engineer with 50 years of experience in the automotive press. Led newspaper and television teams and hosts the AutoPapo program on radio stations across the country.

Boris Feldman
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