Which EV to go for

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Marc118

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Sunday 21st February 2021
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I’m currently look for my first EV as a business car and was hoping for some advice.
Atm, I lease a 530d estate which is due to go back in August. My accountant contacted me a few weeks back and advised that It would be tax beneficial to start looking at EVs for my new car due to the low BIK rates so I started looking.

At first I looked at the Porsche Taycan, which I really do like but the 28k additional extras for items that I consider pretty basic made me start to look elsewhere. I’ve then come across the Audi Etron S, and now GT but the real world battery range is only 200miles.

I travel from Manchester to London a couple of times a month so would need it to do at least 250 miles, ideally 300 but the more I read and research, the less I think I’m going to find something, other than the Tesla’s which I don’t like.

Is there any other cars out there that have this type of range?

Marc118

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80 posts

110 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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I haven’t seen the mustang, I’ll check that out. The EQC looks a bit plain.
I’m currently looking at the ETron GT but again the mileage isn’t great on these.

Marc118

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rockin said:
Come on - what's in that £28k of "pretty basic essentials"?? You're only coming out of a mainstream diesel barge.
My thoughts exactly. Heated seats, folding mirrors, bigger wheels, adaptive cruise control, bigger battery. This must have account for £15k or so.

Marc118

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80 posts

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Sunday 21st February 2021
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That’s what I’m beginning to realise tbh. For my business needs I need a minimum of 250miles between charge including motorway miles.
Are there any good top end hybrids with low BIK values?