So when I decided to buy a used EV as a family car, it was 50-50 as to whether this would be one of my brighter ideas – or another bad decision. A year on, here are my findings in response to the key questions regarding used EV ownership. The savings compared with running our previous family car, a Skoda Superb estate, mitigated the extra cost of financing a newer EV. Would you buy another used EV? If a used EV met those two conditions, I would certainly consider another.