09 / About
Selling electric since 2016 · Orlando, FL
Electric only, because testing a battery properly takes time
A lot that sells electric cars alongside petrol ones has to hedge: it describes batteries in adjectives and lets the odd weak pack find a buyer who does not ask. We chose the other route — one workshop, one test rig, one set of published numbers — and it means we stock fewer cars than the lot down the road.
Selling electric only since
2016
DC chargers on site
6
testing and handover
Home chargers arranged
480
with licensed electricians
States delivered to
31
plus export shipments
Why electric only
Because the expensive part is invisible
On a petrol car a buyer can hear the engine, smell the oil and feel the gearbox. On an electric car the one component that decides whether it is a bargain or a liability is sealed under the floor and cannot be inspected with a torch. Everything we do follows from that single fact.
So we built the test around it. 1,240 full cycles have been run in our own bay, with cell-level logging on each one, and the report goes onto the listing rather than into a drawer.
One set of numbers
Measured here, not quoted
State of health goes on every listing, with the test method and the date. A car with 89% health is sold as a car with 89% health. The same equipment produces the listing figure, the appraisal figure on a trade-in, and the comparison when a warranty claim comes back.
One route in
Source
We buy from lease returns, fleet disposals and private owners, and we only take cars with a clean title and a readable battery history.
One honest column
Range, in the season we tested it
The EPA figure and the measured figure, side by side, with the month and the temperature noted. Winter costs range and we would rather write that on the page than have you discover it in January.
1,240
Battery cycles run in our bay, each with pack temperatures and module deviation logged.
33
Days the average car spends on the lot before it sells, which is why a hold matters and why a car that has waited is a car we will talk about.
Every one of those cycles takes the best part of a working day: charge to full, discharge under load, log the cells, run the DC curve, watch the thermal behaviour, then drive the loop. It is the slowest part of what we do and the reason the lot is small.
Today
8 cars available
- Average battery health
- 94%
- Average condition score
- 91/100
- Average asking price
- $21,588
- Longest range on the lot
- 353 mi
The workshop
What happens in the bay before a car is listed.
Four stages, and a car can fail any of them. The battery test decides whether we keep it at all; the rest decides what it is worth and what we have to put right before somebody else owns it.
Stage 02
Battery test
A full charge and discharge cycle with cell-level logging: state of health, per-module deviation, DC charging curve, thermal behaviour and reported range against the EPA figure.
Stage 03
Software and recalls
Every open recall and service campaign is closed before listing, and the car is updated to the newest firmware the manufacturer allows.
Stage 04
Correction
Tyres, brakes, cabin filter, wipers, alignment, and the small things that make an electric car feel tired: bushings, dampers, steering feel.
Stage 05
Handover
Charged to 80%, home charging plan written down, both keys, the paper file and the battery report in your inbox before you arrive.
House rules
Four promises we can be held to.
Each one is written so that you can check whether we kept it: a figure on a listing, a range beside a season, a recall document in a file, a charging plan before a signature.
Rule 01
Battery data, not adjectives
State of health goes on every listing, with the test method and the date. A car with 89% health is sold as a car with 89% health.
Rule 02
Range you can reproduce
We publish the EPA figure and what the car actually did on our 60-mile mixed loop, in the season we tested it.
Rule 03
Recall work closed
No car leaves with an open battery, software or charging recall. The paperwork proving it goes in the file.
Rule 04
Charging plan included
You get a written plan for your house before you sign: what to install, what it costs, and whether you need it at all.
Straight answers
The questions buyers actually ask.
No forms, no newsletter, no callback queue. The telephone number below rings in the workshop, and the email lands in the inbox the battery reports come from.
Cars in stock
8
Avg. battery health
94%
How do I know the battery is still good?
Every car here goes through a full charge and discharge cycle with cell-level logging, and the report is attached to the listing: state of health, module deviation, DC curve and capacity against new. If a pack is below our threshold it does not reach the lot.
What does a replacement battery cost?
It depends on the car and whether modules can be replaced individually. We quote the current number for each model on its page — including when the honest answer is “more than the car is worth, so buy this one on condition”.
Can I charge it at home?
Almost always. A household outlet adds 3–5 miles per hour; a 240 V wall unit adds 22–38. We size it for your commute and arrange the licensed install. If your panel cannot take it, we tell you before you buy, not after.
What happens to the warranty when I buy used?
The federal battery warranty — 8 years or 100,000 miles on most cars sold here — transfers with the car, and we give you the manufacturer documents. On top of that you get our own 30-day powertrain and charging-system cover.
Do you take a petrol car in part exchange?
Yes. We appraise it the same way, from measurements rather than a book figure, and we resell it through partner dealers rather than pretending it is ours.
Is a used electric car a risk?
Less than a used petrol car in one respect and more in another. The drivetrain has fewer parts to fail; the battery is the one expensive item, which is exactly why we publish its health. Read the report and the risk becomes arithmetic.
How far can I actually go in winter?
Expect 15–25% less than the EPA figure in a Florida winter and up to 30% less in a hard northern one, plus losses from heating. Our listings show the measured loop figure and the season it was measured in.
Do you ship, and does it arrive charged?
We deliver nationwide and export. Cars travel at 50–60% state of charge, which is what the packs prefer, and we send the charging plan and the battery report before the truck arrives.
Where we are
2200 Example Boulevard, Suite 400
Orlando, FL 32803 · Orange County
Mon–Sat · 09:00–19:00 ET
Come and look at the workshop rather than the showroom: the test bay is the part of this business worth seeing, and the cars on the lot all have their battery report printed and waiting.
Telephone
Call →+1 (555) 010-8842
Answered by a person during opening hours, and by the same person the next morning if you call after them.
info@voltbaymotors.site
Answer within four business hours, from the technician who ran the battery test.
Response
Four business hours
Ask for a battery report, a delivery quote or an appraisal and you will hear back within four business hours, from Florida time. If the answer needs a technician to look at a car first, you get a time rather than a promise.
About / visit
Come and watch a battery test
It is the least glamorous hour in this business and the one worth seeing: a car on the rig, a laptop logging cells, and a number at the end that decides the price. Call ahead and we will tell you when the next cycle is running.
Answer within four business hours, from the technician who ran the battery test.