I don't understand. What has changed since you bought it the first time?maby said:..., but I'm not confident about the build quality and the battery life expectancy is an issue.
anko said:I don't understand. What has changed since you bought it the first time?maby said:..., but I'm not confident about the build quality and the battery life expectancy is an issue.
BobEngineer said:Until the PHEV became available on the company list at the last minute I had been going round in circles looking at choices. We previously had a cleverly funded leasing scheme that spared us from company car tax but felt like a company car, they abandoned it for simple leasing.
Having been 'out the loop' for a few year on leasing I was horrified at the tax quotes of even quite humble cars and remaining in an SUV of some sort was going to burn my wallet badly.
I agree the advantages are being eroded a lot, but someone I know recently getting a basic Tourag put it into perspective for me as its undoubtedly of a far better quality feel but size and ability wise there is not so much difference really, except he will pay £425 a month more than me just in pure tax, and pay a more expensive lease on top. I have a long list of things 6 to 7 thousand pounds a year is needed for in my life.
HHL said:...........It really is an engineering masterpiece as far as the drivetrain and software to make it all work goes!
maby said:I seriously doubt that there will be any acceptable pure EV within that timescale - actually, I doubt there will be one within my remaining driving lifetime - which is optimistically 20 years. It will require battery and charging technology that does not exist even in research labs yet.
TC1978 said:maby said:I seriously doubt that there will be any acceptable pure EV within that timescale - actually, I doubt there will be one within my remaining driving lifetime - which is optimistically 20 years. It will require battery and charging technology that does not exist even in research labs yet.
Well, 'acceptable' is a bit of a subjective thing, isn't it. There's already an 'acceptable' pure EV which would suit my needs (couple hundred mile range, quick charging), I just don't have the money to spend on a Tesla.
Is it that outrageous to think we might be closer to that in the mass market in 3 years? Possibly.
lg1726 said:I suppose it very much depends on your rationale for getting a PHEV and the likely impact of the BIK and OLEV amendments. If the main reason was the tax incentives etc, then clearly these forthcoming changes are likely make a difference, but that may not be an issue for others. While mine is a company car, I own the company, but above all I do fairly frequent short trips on a daily basis and only the very occasional longer trips, so I get the very most out of the EV mode.
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