They’re included because the manufacturer and Motability agreed to offer them. Given the number of comments about the APs for these cars, I can’t imagine how much the versions with all the equipment would cost. The Enyaq is similarly lacking in equipment although, if you’ve the money, upgrading is possible but it’s a huge amount to include a powered tailgate.
The Ariya is electric, on the scheme and has heated seats and powered tailgate. Unfortunately the battery is the smaller version on offer.
It’s also worth remembering that these higher spec models will be selling without Motability’s help and so less likely to be coming onto the scheme. With production changing from making as many, as cheaply as possible to making to order at an increased mark-up, the requirement for manufacturers to use fleet sales to shift numbers of vehicles has gone, we’re now an outlet for those units needing clearing out or suffering lower demand than economically required unless the national sales director decides that numbers are good, for whatever reason.
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