EV / PHEV mileage expenses

[Andy86GT]

First post after long time lurking!
I've a company X1 PHEV that I can expense for business mileage at the standard gov rate, i.e as if it were a normal 1.5 petrol car. This is fine, as when I plug in at home I'm gaining which makes up for the mediocre mpg once running on just petrol. The company is talking about going pure EV next.
As a result, l'm curious how others are reimbursed, particularly in pure EVs for business use, is it pence per mile? Or some other method?
Many thanks!

[SWoll]

4p per mile for a company BEV used for business, 45p for a personal BEV.

You'll save a lot in BIK with a company BEV but if regularly public fast charging could get expensive quickly as will cost considerably more than 4ppm.

[Andy86GT]

Thanks for that This was what I was thinking, the costs vary wildly on electric from free to over 40pence per kWh. That's why I was wondering if some were being reimbursed in another way.

[SWoll]

Andy86GT said:

Thanks for that This was what I was thinking, the costs vary wildly on electric from free to over 40pence per kWh. That's why I was wondering if some were being reimbursed in another way.

You'd need to check with your employer how they deal with public charging costs when receipts are provided, but take into account to even break even on home charging for business use you would need to be on a tariff costing 16p a kWh or less based on a 3-4 miles per kWh average.

[Andy86GT]

Thanks again for the additional info. I've been charging the X1 PHEV at home and I will switch to Octopus Go when my EON fix ends soon. Work have provided free 13A charging (basically just an IP65 13A socket) but obviously that's not going help much with a full EV.

[SWoll]

Andy86GT said:

Thanks again for the additional info. I've been charging the X1 PHEV at home and I will switch to Octopus Go when my EON fix ends soon. Work have provided free 13A charging (basically just an IP65 13A socket) but obviously that's not going help much with a full EV.

I've done 2 years and 20k miles in a Tesla using a 3 pin plug charger for 99% of it. Depends on your daily use but 70-100 miles of added range overnight is achievable.

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SWoll said:

Andy86GT said:

Thanks again for the additional info. I've been charging the X1 PHEV at home and I will switch to Octopus Go when my EON fix ends soon. Work have provided free 13A charging (basically just an IP65 13A socket) but obviously that's not going help much with a full EV.

I've done 2 years and 20k miles in a Tesla using a 3 pin plug charger for 99% of it. Depends on your daily use but 70-100 miles of added range overnight is achievable.

We did 10k miles and just over a year with a 2 pin 120v charger for our i3. Probably 70% of the time it was fine. But had a 240v 40amp charger fitted a couple of months ago and its a game changer! On a L1 charger, its about 4 miles per hour charging, so can be a major issue if you dont plan. On an L2, I suspect, as Swoll says, you can cover pretty much all use cases.

And for the rare occasions that you need more? Thats what public charging is there for.

[RochdalePioneers]

I own an Outlander PHEV and the 45p I claim off my company to run on business trips it is the main reason why I haven't chopped it in for a full EV.

If you're on a diseasal company car now and get offered an EV, snatch their hand off. If you use your personal car, the maths don't work...