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Anyone who follows electric vehicles understands there is an active, if not robust, used electric vehicle market. Battery health is top of mind for many potential buyers because no one wants to buy a used EV to find out the battery needs to be replaced or requires repairs. Similarly, no one wants to get a vehicle and wind up having hassles and struggles. We all want a smooth buying and driving experience — as in, no distressing surprises.
On that topic, Marcus Berger, CEO of AVILOO, answered some questions about the company’s used EV battery warranty for CleanTechnica.
What does it mean to be the first financially backed battery warranty for used electric vehicles in the UK?
Until now, used EV buyers had no independent, objective way to know whether the battery they were buying would hold up – and no financial recourse if it didn’t. Manufacturer-reported health figures are neither verified nor standardised. The AVILOO Battery Warranty is the first product to change that: a contractual, insurance-backed commitment that if a battery degrades beyond its individually calculated threshold within 12 months or 20,000km, the owner receives £2,700 in compensation. It transforms an independent battery diagnosis from a snapshot into a guarantee.
