People considering a second-hand electric car should always ask their dealer for a State of Health report on the battery.
Derek Reilly, founder of electric car platform Nevo, is on hand to answer all your questions around EVs (Electric Vehicles).
There are currently 90 electric vehicles on the Irish market with that number to surpass 110 by the end of the year.
Lunchtime Live listeners got in touch with their questions.
Q: If you have an accident, how do you know your battery isn't badly damaged?
"Bring it back to the dealership and make sure they check it out," Mr Reilly said.
"They can plug it into the diagnostic machine and say, 'Yes the battery is perfect' or 'Your engine is perfect'.
"Always make sure that you're checking it out afterwards - small or large incidents, you should always get an approved dealer to check it out".
Q: Concern over depreciation in value of EVs?
"You could either lease a car, so you're renting and you know exactly what your monthly repayments are going to be," Mr Reilly said.
"You can also go for a PCP (Personal Contract Plan) product because they guarantee the future value of the vehicle.
"In my opinion I think it's getting to a stage where it's starting to plateau out - EVs of a certain size, battery, of a certain range are getting to that level.
"The top 10 electric vehicles in Ireland, if you average the price out, is around about €50,000; top 10 combustion engine vehicles in Ireland... is about €40,000.
"So there definitely is still a premium to go electric but that price parity is starting to come in more and more".
Mr Reilly said a petrol version of the Peugeot 2008 is the same price "within €100 or €200" as an electric version.
Q: Smallest EV available?
"New or used, the Renault Zoe - lovely little city car, kind of like a Fiesta size," Mr Reilly said.
"Then you also have the BYD Dolphin, you have the Mini Electric itself, a Fiat 500E is now fully electric.
"You can't get much smaller than that really".
Q: What about a used EV?
Mr Reilly said: "Always understand the trim level that you're looking at... and also what's the battery size?
"Some cars come with a medium size and a long-range battery so always double-check that they're like for like.
"Mileage is a big thing as well, service history, is it still in warranty?
"Any reputable dealer should be able to give you a State of Health report - SOH - on that battery.
"If that dealer doesn't give you that, walk away from that dealer".
Q: Are EVs much harder on tyres?
"Get the right tyre, and that's what it boils down to," Mr Reilly said.
"Sometimes when we go into a tyre garage we're looking for the cheapest tyre [but] it's not always the best tyre.
"EVs are more susceptible to this because it'll affect your range as well.
"So if you put the right tyre om the vehicle that's been specified it won't affect the tyre wear but it also won't affect your range".
He added that the tyre for an EV should be a low-rolling resistance tyre.
