The new model is by some considered less efficient due to the extra size and weight the MK1 is one of the lighter EVs
This car is a cat S but according to the owner, professionally repaired after he bought it. 78kWh and 22k miles for £18kMost of the affordable second hand cars are 50kWh batteries or less meaning my only real options below £20k are the Hyundai Kona and MG4. They both seem nice, but it's not exactly the breadth of choice I'd hoped for.
Yeah, I bought one earlier this year with less than 6k on it.Mentioning Polestar 2, I see a bunch of 1 year old cars with only delivery mileage on them for £25-27k:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-se...lb&price-from=3000&sort=year-asc&year-to=2024
Enjoy and have funI've just bought a Yaris Cross.
Any thoughts before I take delivery?
Picking up this Friday. It needed a little touch up on the rear bumper.
Looking forward to those and your feedback.Pictures to follow at the weekend
sounds awesome sadly the expensive car tax system takes it out my budget and not sure i would want to take one at 5 years old to avoid it.Yeah, I bought one earlier this year with less than 6k on it.
Great car, mine is the dual motor which has mad power. But still does considerable mileage on a single charge. Have got 350km out of it on mostly motorway with no sparing of the horses. Did 680km in one day a couple of months ago. Some public charging necessary obviously, but all done in dead time bar an 8 minute splash and dash for an added 20kWh.
Public charging is a bit cheaper in Ireland than the UK. AC charging as low as 33c and DC from about 48c. (28p and 40p).
The expensive car supplement will only apply to new EV’s registered on or after 1st April 2025.sounds awesome sadly the expensive car tax system takes it out my budget and not sure i would want to take one at 5 years old to avoid it.
RWD or AWD is definitely an advantage on EVs
I thought i came in with changes to low emissions that are back dated to 2017?The expensive car supplement will only apply to new EV’s registered on or after 1st April 2025.
Please spare us the ignorant political rants on this thread. The new government haven't had a Budget yet, so they've not changed any taxes. The Expensive Car Supplement was introduced in 2017 under Teresa May, and its extension to electric vehicles was announced in November 2022 under Rishi Sunak.yep, welcome to the new world order of money grabbing to fill an ever increasing theoretical 'black hole' by the labour government.
But it works out as just over a tenner a month, so isn't going to be that material for most people.but not straying too politically - although its hard not to when EV uptake is entirely political - this policy just makes absolutely no sense. Societal change is ALWAYS driven by politics and increasing ownership costs of EVs so they are in line with ICE will just stop their uptake. Now as most EVs are company cars or lease, this will drive up the cost of the leases, as its my understanding any road tax is paid by the leaser, not the lease-ee.
I would argue that despite its relatively small amount, it would be an important distinction between ICE and BEV vehicles that would add to other savings and incentives.But it works out as just over a tenner a month, so isn't going to be that material for most people.
ok maths never was my strong point but £410 per year is not a tenner a month, time you pay normal ved that £600 a year (that before they hike the VED duty in he budget) so unless my maths is flawed that £50 extra a month for an EV owner if they exceed the £40k linit that is fxed and does not rise in line with inflation just like the 42% tax threshold in Scotland and now the UK as a whole total money grab!Please spare us the ignorant political rants on this thread. The new government haven't had a Budget yet, so they've not changed any taxes. The Expensive Car Supplement was introduced in 2017 under Teresa May, and its extension to electric vehicles was announced in November 2022 under Rishi Sunak.
And there is a genuine problem with the government finances thanks to the high inflation of recent years which has meant more income for the government (thanks to eg more VAT due to higher prices) but also more costs. The Tories effectively spent all the extra income on bribing voters with tax cuts, but didn't put anything in the planning budgets for higher costs. No doubt Labour will try some similar tricks, but this one was particularly blatant. It's just depressing for those of us who just want competent government, that the incentives in the system encourage outgoing governments to wreck budgets like this.
Inflation has had another side-effect, that the price of the average new car has apparently gone up from £35k in 2020 to £50k, but the Tories didn't inflation-adjust the threshold defining what an "expensive car" was.
But it works out as just over a tenner a month, so isn't going to be that material for most people.
I would argue that despite its relatively small amount, it would be an important distinction between ICE and BEV vehicles that would add to other savings and incentives.
ok maths never was my strong point but £410 per month is not a tenner a month, time you pay normal ved that £600 a year (that before they hike the VED duty in he budget) so unless my maths is flawed that £50 extra a month for an EV owner if they exceed the £40k linit that is fxed and does not rise in line with inflation just like the 42% tax threshold in Scotland and now the UK as a whole total money grab!
Not what I said. I said it could be an important distinction to add to other benefits and exemptions. So a possible attraction. Also it's over £34 a month (£410/yr).Why is going to be put off buying an EV because they have to pay this £10 a month if they are charging at home and rarely have to use a public charger they will be saving so much they wont even give it a thought.
I think I posted earlier that £40k wouldn't be expensive by today's standards. Fairly standard cars come in at or above that price. And it's never been updated to take account of inflation. It's 7 years old now.Its only the expensive cars that will cost that when they remove the supplement -
I think I posted earlier that £40k wouldn't be expensive by today's standards. Fairly standard cars come in at or above that price.
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