@clappedout It’s worth noting that anyone entitled to join the Motability scheme is fully exempt from road tax (including the over £40k rate) if they run a private car instead, so will pay nothing. For those who have ‘substantial and permanent’ adaptations to their new private car, they can be exempt from the VAT on the whole new car cost as well, although the rules on that are quite strict.
I do agree though that for those who are dead set on getting a BEV, the market is very unsettled, repair costs are astronomical and insurance premiums are very high as a result, so Motability is definitely the way to go. I don’t want a BEV, but if I did I wouldn’t even consider buying one privately, new or used!