I hope I get my point across . It’s strange how a ice car at about 30k our AP is about the same as an EV car at about same price yet motability get the 3k from the government I think motability is good , it has lots of great extras insurance ect included but one of the great things the 20 k mileage a years . Motability lease EV cars at X amount AP so motability buy the ev cars at a reduced price because of buying power and then get the vat off the car then the government give the ev insensitive off about £3000 to motability then they lease to use at an extremely height AP to use I do not understand why we the customer can not get the government incentive to lease the EV.
I’m not sure you are right regarding the prices, also, the Government rebate is claimed by the manufacturer, not the purchaser.
For example, on a few cars that have a comparable Petrol and Electric version
Vauxhall Mokka Elite Nav Premium pricing is as follows
Petrol: £25775 AP£1699
Electric: £32380 AP£2299
Citroen C4 1.2 130 Sense Plus
Petrol: £22990 AP £0
Electric: £32180 AP£1595
As you can see, the Electric versions are considerably more expensive, but the AP is only a fraction of the difference.
But you can buy a petrol car that costs £46940 for an AP of £4449 (The Vauxhall Vivaro)
Pricing has so many variables above just the purchase price, depreciation, service costs, insurance, how much the manufacturer wants to move a vehicle/model and the AP does a small amount to level this out.
I think AP’s look high on some EV’s, but that’s probably down to the manufacturer not needing to push/discount sales as they can sell most cars with little if any discount. Even so, the raised AP’s, if you can afford them would soon be recouped by the reduced running costs.
Previous Motability Cars
2006 - 2009 Skoda Superb VR6 2.0tdi
2009 - 2012 Citroen C5 2.0tdi VTR Nav
2012 - 2015 Nissan Qashqai 1.5dci tekna
2015 - 2018 Ford Kuga 2.0tdi Titanium X
2018 - 2021 BMW 220d X drive 2 Series Active Luxury
2021 - 2023 Hyundai Kona Electric Premium SE
2023 - Hyundai Kona Electric Ultimate