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Experts will discuss ways of promoting greater confidence in the used EV market at a BVRLA event next month.
Entitled 'Battery health: Supercharge your knowledge', the event on 16 May will include panel discussions and keynote speeches from battery engineers, health-check providers and the UK Department for Transport, with battery degradation said to be one of the biggest concerns for used EV buyers.
The 'Deep Dive' event forms part of the BVRLA's Fleets in Charge programme, and is being hosted in partnership with Auto Trader.
BVRLA director of corporate affairs Toby Poston said: "As the new electric vehicle market grows and matures, it is only natural that the spotlight shifts to the other end of the automotive value chain.
"Vehicle resellers and remarketers need help in setting used BEV prices and reassuring potential customers. Fleet operators and vehicle owners want to use the information to prolong the life of their assets and maximise their resale value.
"Recent history has highlighted the perils of flawed vehicle data. The BVRLA is working with government and colleagues across the fleet sector industry to promote battery health information that is reliable, accessible and useable."
Auto Trader commercial director Ian Plummer said: "As highlighted in the latest edition of our Road to 2030 report, these are difficult times for the UK's electric ambitions. Although demand for used BEVs is up around 30% on last year, fuelled by greater choice and softening prices, it's failing to keep pace with the recent surge in supply.
"It's impossible to overstate the role the second-hand market will play in driving mass adoption, and building confidence in used BEVs among retailers will be as important as it is among consumers.
"This initiative will go a long way towards these objectives and will be a big help in getting the road to 2030 back on track."
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