electric cars

[Flyingfifer]

[BeeEmm]

"Put 2 AA batteries in it, call it a hybrid and we'll sell thousands"

My batteries (2 AA or otherwise), have given me 96 MPG over 6 weeks and that includes using the petrol engine on 2 long journeys and some shorter ones. Electricity charges are minimal (5 hours through a 13amp plug on a low tariff).

But, I have heard that some employees who are given these vehicles for tax reasons, don't even bother to charge them and just run them as petrol cars. Appalling really, but as I said earlier the world is full of chancers.

[Woodrow]

[Pondrew]

Electricity charges are minimal (5 hours through a 13amp plug on a low tariff).

How does the low tariff work? I presume you have to prove you have an plug-in EV? Do you get a separate meter for one circuit for charging? How cheap is the tariff? I'm interested as didn't realise this was the case

[Pondrew]

This was emailed to me today (I get tons of them as I've leased for years).
https://www.fleetprices.co.uk/car-leasi ... 0648080000
Don't know what a MHEV is but looks reasonable money for a 'lectric?

[Nanu]

There will not be a low tariff for EV's once the majority have been forced to buy one. They will have to replace the loss on fuel duty somehow.

[Ole gits rule]

This was emailed to me today (I get tons of them as I've leased for years).
https://www.fleetprices.co.uk/car-leasi ... 0648080000
Don't know what a MHEV is but looks reasonable money for a 'lectric?

MHEV is mild hybrid electric vehicle - just uses the battery to give a bit f extra shove saving fuel as you accelerate I believe -

[earthdweller]

My old boss bought a mere c350e and never plugged it in once, but he saved a load in BIK and the car was doing a third less than his A6 diesel estate - crazy situation.

I know. If you were cynical (which obviously I am not ) you would be forgiven for thinking the manufacturers were trying to sell more cars based on the UK's company car tax legislation. "Put 2 AA batteries in it, call it a hybrid and we'll sell thousands"

OH I am pretty certain this is the case - just BIK is gong to increase from 2022 for elec vehicles

Loads in my wife’s company all now driving hybrids having swopped 320d’s for 330e’s and C220d’s for 300e’s

They are all on company fuel cards ... not one of them. EVER gets plugged in

Instead of trawling the motorways doing 70mpg they are doing it at 25mpg with much higher co2 emissions than before

We did the sensible thing as Mrs is now working from home f/t and binned the co car completely .... and bought a diesel mini to replace it

[Pondrew]

Loads in my wife’s company all now driving hybrids having swopped 320d’s for 330e’s and C220d’s for 300e’s

They are all on company fuel cards ... not one of them. EVER gets plugged in

Instead of trawling the motorways doing 70mpg they are doing it at 25mpg with much higher co2 emissions than before

Yep, doesn't surprise me in the least. Yet another example of our clever Government being instantly out-witted by the manufacturers and owners/drivers. "Necessity is the mother of invention" again.

[Woodrow]

Electricity charges are minimal (5 hours through a 13amp plug on a low tariff).

How does the low tariff work? I presume you have to prove you have an plug-in EV? Do you get a separate meter for one circuit for charging? How cheap is the tariff? I'm interested as didn't realise this was the case

You don’t need an EV to get the tariff. I’m on octopus so all my energy between 1230 & 430 is at 5p kw. Well 4.8 so not only am I charging my EV but I’m also running the dishwasher and washing machine during these periods. I have an active family and my monthly DD has dropped from 148 to 111. It’s still going down as well. The great S Khan of London gave me money to install an EV charger so quids in for me. Just my experience owning an EV.