The vehicle depreciation rate will reach 17.8% in 2017 on 17 million new-vehicle sales, slightly higher than the 17.3% mark recorded in 2016, according to latest forecast from Black Book and Fitch Ratings. Prior to the Great recession, annual depreciation trended between 16% and 18%.
Utilities Face Issues with EV Adoption, Energy Storage
A number of reports tackle the issues that arise as EV adoption grows and more utilities seek to integrate energy storage into their operations.