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The company car bit is pretty important I think... I have a small business, we all get to choose our company cars, so BIK are obviously a factor in this. Historically you could get a "hybrid" and get really low rates even though the electric aspect is only good for 5 miles. For example I actually have a Mitsibushi Outlander currently, partially for that reason (I also live on a farm, so need 4wd and good ground clearance).
They have overhauled how the BIK rates work from next april, so it is not just done on a Co2 level (which is easy to get round it looks like) but also now on range as well.I would love to have a hybrid that had a range of 100 miles electric only, but a small petrol engine for my occasional longer trips, but they don't exist (the i3 used to do this, but they have ditched the range extender model).
My choice therefore is a hybrid which has a range of around 30 miles, which is 12% BIK or a fully electric with 2% BIK.
Unless something else comes to market in the next few months I'll be getting the Jaguar i-pace, which is about £530 a month for a company car. And for long journeys will either have to build in charging time, take the train (do this most of the time anyway), or worst case borrow my wifes car.
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Sam_w
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Also all this purchase pricing chat is irrelevant.
What is the p/m lease cost?
What is the tax cost, if it's a company car?