What is real, what is modeled, and what we got wrong.
Published because the counters below have to go to zero, and because a vertical where the incumbent is conflicted is one where saying this out loud is worth something.
The three categories
measured
MeasuredSpecifications, EPA efficiency, recalls, crash ratings, charging locations, state fees and electricity rates. Sourced from federal agencies, cited per field.
modeled
Modeled estimateDepreciation forecasts, insurance estimates, repair reserves, real-world range. Labeled as modeled on every surface where they appear.
sample
Not availableAny listing not sourced from a live feed. Badged, and counted publicly below.
never
We do not publish a figure sourced from the wrong vehicle. A field with no trustworthy source renders as a dash and says why.
Sources
- NHTSA vPIC
specs, plant country - EPA fueleconomy.gov
range, MPGe, charge time - NHTSA Recalls
open recalls - NHTSA Complaints
owner complaints - NHTSA NCAP
crash ratings - DOE AFDC / NLR
charging stations - DOE AFDC Laws
state incentives and fees - EIA
electricity price by state
All public, all federal, all free. None of it is licensed, so none of it can be taken away from you by a vendor.
Source health
- afdc:stations ok
- eia ok
- fueleconomy ok
- nhtsa:complaints ok
- nhtsa:recalls ok
- vpic ok
What we do not have
Title, accident and odometer history. That data sits behind Carfax, AutoCheck and NMVTIS. We do not have it and will not imply that we do. Buy a history report separately before you buy any vehicle.
Battery state of health. Measuring it requires vehicle telemetry we do not collect. Recurrent does this properly. We show EPA range and model the effect of temperature, speed and load — we do not estimate the health of a specific battery.
Per-VIN recall completion. NHTSA publishes recalls by model year, not whether a specific car was repaired. We show the campaigns; you must check the VIN.