My next vehicle will be a full EV
Oscarmax, may I ask if that is purely your own personal choice? Or do you feel you are being ‘priced into’ going EV or even coerced or pressured into getting an EV by Motability’s constant barrage of pro-EV publicity (and their now obvious pro-EV pricing)? Personally, I do have some concerns that Motability customers, who may not be fully cognisant, (I am not say you are, but in general) or maybe without full mental capacity, or even financially vulnerable may feel somewhat pressured into going EV, due to Motability’s current pro-policies and pricing, even if that is not the optimal mobility solution for the particular customer at the moment (ie cannot charge at home etc). I would not be confident that Motability trained sales staff at dealerships (no doubt also under pressure to shift EV’s – as per recent/current pricing and offers and the VEZ scheme) would offer truly impartial advice on the best motoring solution for the customer. So, should Motability themselves be doing more to ensure customers, particularly vulnerable and financially vulnerable customers get the correct type of vehicle, as opposed to pro-actively throwing the EV route upon them by such as attractive pricing/advertising? One for ongoing debate no doubt.
Yes I am being pressurised, I am quite miffed I paid £6,999 AP for my current Suzuki Across PHEV, at the time I was more than happy even when the AP dropped by £1700 the following quarter (I put that down to poor timing) as I always intended in extending the lease by 2 years, now they are only allowing a maximum of 6 months ?
Ideally I would like a similar PHEV like the Suzuki Across with a realistic AP, I can see PHEV and hybrids AP remaining high, whilst the AP for a decent EV is dropping quite dramatically, so yes I am being pushed it an EV or leave the scheme and purchase our next vehicle outside the scheme.
I am not a happy teddy bear, I am now a bit disappointed with scheme
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally I get confused and often say the wrong thing.