Used cars are dealers’ top investment priority in 2025. ➡️ What's new? EVs are finally part of the playbook. Used electric vehicles just passed 2% of retail sales, and the curve is climbing fast. Trade-ins are rising. Lease returns are ramping up. Inventory is shifting. Dealers who are serious about growth can’t ignore what’s coming. Plug Trade Desk™ helps you treat EVs like a real profit center, not a gamble. ✅ Guaranteed cash offers on EV trade-ins ✅ EV-only wholesale auction built for speed and confidence ✅ Full visibility into battery health, charging access, and software specs ✅ No EV experience required The dealers winning with used EVs aren’t experts. They’re just using the right tools. Want to put EVs in your playbook? 👉 https://hubs.la/Q03xxhCs0
About us
Plug is an online auction that facilitates wholesale buying and selling of used EVs among a network of dealers and fleet operators.
- Website
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https://plug.vin
External link for Plug
- Industry
- Wholesale
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Culver City, CA
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2023
Locations
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Primary
Culver City, CA 90232, US
Employees at Plug
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Amira Aly
Named “Top Executive to Watch” by Automotive Finance News 2022 | Transforming Automotive Finance & Insurance - Sales & Remarketing | Captive Finance…
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John Ellis
Veteran / Founder & CEO / US Marine / Automotive Consultant / NADA Certified / Economist / Executive Board Member
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Jimmy Douglas
CEO at Plug 🔌
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CY Shih
Nuclear, Defense Tech, AI.
Updates
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Too many deals die at the trade-in. Especially when that trade-in is an EV. Dealers, here’s the thing: you don’t have to retail EVs to make money from them. You just need to say yes. Plug Trade Desk makes it simple: ✅ Get a guaranteed cash offer on the EV trade-in ✅ List it instantly in our EV-only wholesale auction ✅ No merchandising, no lot time, no extra training ✅ Keep your team focused on selling what they know There’s a profit path hiding in every EV trade. All you have to do is take it. Learn how here ➡️ https://hubs.la/Q03xxjv00
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We're #hiring a new Project Manager in Santa Monica, California. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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59% of dealers don’t touch used EVs 😲. Not because there’s no demand. Not because there’s no profit. Because the tools they’ve used for years weren’t built for electric vehicles. 👉 EVs aren’t ICE cars with a battery swap.👈 They’re a different asset class, valued by battery health, software-enabled features, and charging network access. And without that data? You're flying blind. Here’s the opportunity: ✅ Used EV retail sales just hit 2%, and they’re rising fast. ✅ Prices are stabilizing. ✅ Plug gives you the tools to act confidently, even if you’ve never touched an EV. You don’t have to be an expert to win in this market. You just need the right partner. Plug is the wholesale EV auction platform built for this moment. The only question is: Which side of the 59% will you be on? Jump in here to learn more: https://hubs.la/Q03xx8-Q0
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EVs aren’t just gas cars with a battery. So why are you appraising them like they are? Mileage, make, and trim? That works for ICE. But for EVs, that’s the tip of the iceberg. The real value is in: 🔋 Battery health 💻 Software-enabled features ⚡️ Charging network access 🧠 Range + diagnostics Without this info, you're pricing blind. And when you're blind, you may lose the trade and the deal. Plug fixes that. We built the only wholesale platform designed exclusively for EVs, powered by real-time manufacturer APIs and EV-specific data. Not guesswork. Not legacy logic. Traditional auctions aren’t adapting. Buyers want details. Sellers need confidence. Plug delivers both. Dive in: https://hubs.la/Q03xxc0J0
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We're #hiring a new Head of Growth & Marketing in Santa Monica, California. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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We're #hiring a new Account Executive in Santa Monica, California. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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At ARA today? Be sure to come hear Lauren Van Dyke from Plug, our newest GROW member, along with Michele Pierog and Jamye Carpenter from Privacy for Cars, share thier collective wisdom about EVs and AI. Augusta Room 4pm. Be there! #GROW
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Think you’re not in the EV game? If you take trade-ins, you already are. Over 10 million used EVs are coming to market in the next five years—most through trade-ins and lease returns. So whether you sell EVs or not, they’re landing on your lot. And here’s the trap: 🛑 You price an EV like a gas car—by mileage, make, and trim. 💸 You miss the real value—battery health, software-enabled features, charging network access, tax credit eligibility. 💥 You lose the deal. That’s why we built Plug Trade Desk™. WE give you fast, guaranteed cash offers backed by EV-specific data. YOU can say yes to the trade, close the deal, and keep it moving. You don’t need to love EVs. You just need a way to move them. And now you’ve got one. Want to learn more 👉 https://hubs.la/Q03xx6Gf0
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We're #hiring a new Operations Coordinator in Santa Monica, California. Apply today or share this post with your network.