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Evening,
Going to move my wife’s 2018 X5 40d on to hopefully buy/lease an EV cheaply through our business... but my knowledge of EVs is pretty poor.
- X5 is quick (0-60 in 5.8), so want something similar or quicker.
- X5 is big, something similarly sized? Doesn’t really need off-road capability
- SUV style over saloon for kids, prams and dog in boot.
- Range 250 Miles +
- Happy for business lease payment to be up to £1000pm ish.
What’s out there apart from a Model X or iPace?
We want to buy via the company to take advantage of capital allowance and 0/1/2% BIK rates, so would be looking at full EV, not a hybrid.
Anything on the horizon for EV X3’s, X5’s, Range Rovers etc?
Cheers...
Going to move my wife’s 2018 X5 40d on to hopefully buy/lease an EV cheaply through our business... but my knowledge of EVs is pretty poor.
- X5 is quick (0-60 in 5.8), so want something similar or quicker.
- X5 is big, something similarly sized? Doesn’t really need off-road capability
- SUV style over saloon for kids, prams and dog in boot.
- Range 250 Miles +
- Happy for business lease payment to be up to £1000pm ish.
What’s out there apart from a Model X or iPace?
We want to buy via the company to take advantage of capital allowance and 0/1/2% BIK rates, so would be looking at full EV, not a hybrid.
Anything on the horizon for EV X3’s, X5’s, Range Rovers etc?
Cheers...
SWoll said:
I’ll take the bus 
SWoll said:
russy01 said:
I’ll take the bus
Well, you did ask you ungrateful bugger.I think the perfect car would be a EV Macan... Macan with the Taycan Turbo Guts and some more range would be lovely!
danp said:
Ioniq 5? There is now a thread on here, and some more details in this article:
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/hyundai-ioniq-5
RRP a lot less than others mentioned, better range, efficient drivetrain/ packaging and a little bit different.
Funky little thing, although too small by the looks of it. I think I am bit early to be fair - the next 12months should bring some interesting cars. I wonder whether its worth hanging on...https://www.wired.co.uk/article/hyundai-ioniq-5
RRP a lot less than others mentioned, better range, efficient drivetrain/ packaging and a little bit different.
Edited by danp on Tuesday 23 February 10:00
Max_Torque said:
How often do you genuinely want to drive 250 miles without charging?
the iPace would be perfect otherwise, it's similarly roomy, faster and imo, rather better looking and probably a bit better to drive than your current X5?
As the fast charging network improves, charging occasionally is fast becoming a bit of a nothing-burger. yes it would be nice to be able to drive for 500 miles in one go, but if the advantages of the EV outweight that small dissadvantage then it could be a sensible choice. IME, as long as you can charge at home, you'll spend much LESS time refueling your car than you currently do, and being able to drive away in the morning with a full battery and a warm and defrosted (or cool and airconditioned!) car is a benfit you soon would not be without ! (5 year EV owner talking here :-)
250miles is just a number I plucked to be fair. I.e I want some flexibility as we travel about quite a bit in rural areas which currently have little to no infrastructure - but dont need 350+ long range Tesla models. the iPace would be perfect otherwise, it's similarly roomy, faster and imo, rather better looking and probably a bit better to drive than your current X5?
As the fast charging network improves, charging occasionally is fast becoming a bit of a nothing-burger. yes it would be nice to be able to drive for 500 miles in one go, but if the advantages of the EV outweight that small dissadvantage then it could be a sensible choice. IME, as long as you can charge at home, you'll spend much LESS time refueling your car than you currently do, and being able to drive away in the morning with a full battery and a warm and defrosted (or cool and airconditioned!) car is a benfit you soon would not be without ! (5 year EV owner talking here :-)
iPace. Not really doing it for me, spent a lot of time looking at them on AT last night.
jjwilde said:
If the ModelX is too big then wait for the ModelY or the Mustang SUV.
Tesla say 2022 for the Y in Europe, but it may come sooner to the UK because we're RHD and they are making those elsewhere.
Model X, I need a good look around one, but is probably the most likely if I had to choose a vehicle Today. Although a bit bigger than we need...Tesla say 2022 for the Y in Europe, but it may come sooner to the UK because we're RHD and they are making those elsewhere.
Mustang - interested in the GT model coming later in the year, will investigate with Ford.
Model Y - need to look into more, dont really know much about it.
Europa Jon said:
Russy, they all have pros and cons. If you wanted to buy over the next month or two, the choice isn't great. The longer you leave it, the more choice there's going to be. So many new models have been shown in prototype form, or LHD only so far. Maybe scratch the itch by buying a cheaper one than you planned and live with it for 2 years. By then, you'll probably need more than both hands to count the candidates.
Cheers. Thinking about hanging on - as you say there’ll be lots of choice in even 12months. At the moment nothing is floating my boat.The EQC is probs my favourite.
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