Plug is a marketplace built exclusively for electric vehicles. Consumers sell their EV for cash, dealers buy EV inventory through the wholesale auction, and OEMs, fleets, and lenders move used EVs off their books. Every valuation is based on EV-specific factors, including battery, drive unit and software-enabled features, not gas car mileage formulas. More than 1,500 consumers have sold their EV to Plug, over 700 dealers buy through the auction, and more than $120M in vehicles have sold through the platform.
Plug buys battery electric vehicles only, from every major EV maker, including Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, and others. Because Plug specializes in one category, your vehicle is evaluated against real EV transaction data rather than a generic used car formula, and priced on EV-specific factors, including battery, drive unit and software-enabled features.
Plug operates nationwide. You can sell your EV from anywhere in the United States, and pickup is free from your home or wherever is convenient. The entire process happens remotely: you get your offer online, complete a guided self-inspection from home using your smartphone, and finish the paperwork without visiting a dealership or driving anywhere.
No. Getting an offer from Plug is free, with no obligation to sell and no impact on your credit. You enter your VIN or plate, answer a short set of questions about your vehicle, and most sellers receive a real cash offer in under 15 minutes. If the number does not work for you, you walk away and owe nothing.
Reach the team through the contact form and someone will get back to you. If you already have an active offer, you are paired with your own EV buying expert who stays with you through inspection, paperwork, payment, and pickup, so you can go to them directly with any question about your sale rather than starting over with a general support queue.
Plug generates your value based on EV-specific factors, including battery, drive unit and software-enabled features. Gas car mileage formulas do not apply. Warranty status, vehicle history, and current market demand for your exact make and model also factor in. Pricing draws on real transaction data from vehicles Plug has actually bought and sold, not a VIN-decoder estimate. Most sellers get an offer in under 15 minutes.
Your offer is valid for 7 days from the moment you receive it. EV values move faster than gas car values, driven by new model releases, manufacturer price changes, and broader market conditions like fuel prices and interest rates. Your own mileage keeps climbing in the meantime too. Offers are time-bound so the number stays accurate. If yours expires, submit your vehicle again and Plug will price it against the current market.
No fees, ever. Plug charges sellers nothing: no paperwork fee, no transport fee, no closing costs, no processing charge, and no deduction at pickup. Pickup is free from your home or wherever is convenient. The number in your offer is built to be the number you take home, which is why there is nothing to subtract at the end.
Yes. The offer you accept is the amount you are paid, with no deductions for paperwork, transport, or closing costs. If you have a loan, Plug pays your lender directly and you receive the difference, so the total still matches your offer. The only case where the amount changes is if the self-inspection finds something material that was not part of what you reported.
Plug leads with its best number instead of starting high or low and moving. Offers are built from real EV market data, so there is no padding built in to negotiate away later. Selling a car should not require haggling to get a fair price, and a single competitive number up front means less pressure, less back and forth, and a faster path from offer to payment.
Your offer is based on the condition you report upfront, so it holds unless the self-inspection turns up something material that was not part of your original submission. Undisclosed damage, an accident not shown in the history, or battery condition that differs from what was reported can lead to an adjustment. The goal is an accurate number upfront, not a lower number at the end.
Yes. Plug pays your lender directly to close out the loan. If your offer is higher than your remaining balance, you receive the difference. If you owe more than the offer, you cover that gap and Plug handles the rest of the payoff with your lender. Your EV buying expert confirms your exact payoff amount before anything is finalized, so there are no surprises.
Yes. Most dealers will not buy a leased vehicle, and Plug will. Leases take longer than owned vehicles because the payoff has to be processed through the leasing company, which usually takes 2 to 3 weeks from start to finish. Your EV buying expert coordinates directly with the leasing company and keeps you updated at each step.
If you are selling a Tesla, connecting your account securely verifies details that cannot be confirmed from photos alone: current mileage, exact trim, battery health, warranty status, and that you are the primary driver. Plug does not send anyone out to physically inspect your vehicle. The connection is used only to evaluate your vehicle.
Your EV buying expert reaches out to confirm final details, then you complete a guided self-inspection from home using your smartphone. It takes about 15 minutes. Tesla sellers connect their account at this step. Plug then walks you through the remaining paperwork, and once everything checks out, free pickup is scheduled. You work with the same person from offer through pickup.
The full process from offer to payment can take as little as 24 to 48 hours. Your guided self-inspection takes about 15 minutes and the paperwork takes about the same. Pickup is scheduled after paperwork is complete, typically within 1 to 10 days depending on your vehicle's location. You can move as quickly or as slowly as you want.
Once your paperwork is finalized, Plug asks that you stop driving the vehicle. Continuing to drive changes the mileage and condition that the sale documents are based on, which can delay your title transfer and your payment. Your EV buying expert will tell you exactly when that cutoff happens.
You get paid when Plug picks up your car, by wire or ACH once your title is received. You choose your method, and with larger banks funds can land within minutes of being sent. If you have a loan, Plug pays your lender directly and you receive any difference. Leased vehicles take longer, usually 2 to 3 weeks, because the payoff runs through the leasing company.
Plug comes to you, and pickup is always free. After your paperwork is complete, pickup is scheduled at your home or wherever is convenient, typically within 1 to 10 days depending on your location. Plug's transportation partner confirms the address with you, arrives at your location, loads your EV onto the transporter, and that is it. You never drive anywhere. If you are located in Los Angeles, you are welcome to coordinate with your EV buying expert and drop the vehicle at our corporate headquarters.
Complete the dealer onboarding form, which requires a copy or photo of your dealer license. Most dealers can be onboarded and start bidding the same day.
Plug's inventory is sourced from consumers, dealerships, lenders, fleets and OEMs. All of Plug's listings are exclusive, not available anywhere else.
Plug was built from the ground up to exclusively facilitate buying and selling of battery electric vehicles. From software-defined and autonomous driving hardware and software, to charging network access and battery health, Plug guarantees transparency and accuracy on every listing.
Get a selection of EVs that are lot-ready, from day one. Every vehicle is inspected and reconditioned across battery health, mechanical performance, exterior and interior condition, and software and connectivity.
Yes. Submit your trade-in and get a cash offer in your inbox within 15 minutes. If the offer looks good, we run a quick inspection to verify the condition, execute a bill of sale, and pay you as soon as we receive the title.
Plug works with OEMs, lenders, and fleets moving used EVs off their books. Every partner gets EV-specific pricing and full data transparency.
Plug offers a few options. List your EVs on consignment and get paid when they sell, or sell directly to Plug for immediate liquidity.
Selling directly to Plug makes sense when you need immediate liquidity and want to skip the wait. Ownership transfers at purchase, so there's no sale-timing risk.
Plug prices every EV using real vehicle data and our own transaction data, not VIN-decoder guesswork, so partners get accurate values instead of estimates.
Plug inspects every vehicle and pulls direct data from the car itself. No what-ifs. We stand by our vehicles.