Why are the APs on these electric cars so high? Don’t the manufacturers have any confidence in their products? Hyundai Ioniq Retail Price £43,445, AP £6,999 = 16.1% of RP Nissan Ariya Retail Price £46,145, AP £7,999 = 17.3% of RP Compare with Nissan Qashqai Tekna e-power, Retail Price £38,860 AP £3,199 = 8.2% of RP Why is the AP effectively doubled? It makes no sense for a Motability customer to pay these ridiculous prices unless you have a very high annual mileage and a home charger enabling you to recover the excess AP in fuel charges. For me, I can’t justify these prices to save the planet
Yes, the difference is striking isn’t it. Whilst I’m pleased to see some better EVs join the scheme for those who are able and/or willing to have one, I hope that we aren’t getting to the stage where the only decent additions will be EVs at eye watering APs.
Motability is not an environmental charity. Whilst they should offer a wide range of EVs, they should also offer a better range of other types of cars as well, especially as for many disabled drivers they are more practical and more affordable. As an example, some models of petrol and diesel Tiguans have re appeared, but the R-Line model, rather than the more desirable Elegance and the Allspace is still only available with the poorly equipped base model. Let’s hope that tomorrow brings some good news for everyone and not just the EV enthusiasts.