And, of course, Glos Guy, you are doing you bit (every three weeks) to support the economy, unlike these tax avoiding EV folk!
? The savings that Oscarmax illustrates are impressive, but of course that’s only part of the picture. You have to deduct from that saving the premium that you pay for an EV in the first place. Also, fuel isn’t the main cost of a Motability car. The main cost is sacrificed benefits (circa £10k over the lease) and the second (for many of us) is the AP plus options. So, using Oscarmax’s example (plus those major costs), the least cost for my next petrol Motability car would be circa £17k (£10k PIP, £4K AP with options, £3k fuel) versus £14k for an EV, even if the EV was exactly the same AP as the petrol equivalent. That’s a total overall cost saving of around 18% and less if the AP for the EV is more.
For me, I’d rather pay the extra £1k a year for the ultimate convenience and zero hassle factor, but I realise that for others that £1k may be critical – and then, of course, there are the environmental considerations which are far less easy to argue against. We are making a very small contribution by moving to petrol after many years of diesels, but I appreciate that isn’t going to be good enough in the future and I look forward to embracing an EV when the technology catches up and matches how we use our car.