Originally Posted by PJC
Given my personal views about the pace of change and development that I feel certain we will see over the coming few years I'm not sure that purchase of an EV would be the way I'd go at this time. I think a short 24month lease arrangement would work and then you have two clear benefits:
1) Being able to change up to the latest battery and charging tech as it develops; AND
2) No risk of crippling depreciation as a result of the pace of change that could make a 3-4 year old EV seem positively archaic
My company is 100% Carbon Neutral and we are trying to arrange a group deal in the UK on reducing leasing rates on EVs through a central supplier and if we can get something agreed I'd be happy to affect an intro on this forum to anyone who wants to try an EV without the potential depreciation concerns over poor battery technology being massive overtaken in a few years' time.


If you want new, then very probably. But you can get a 5 year old sub 50k mile BMW i3 for less than £12k that would make great little local runaround as it would still have a 100mile range or thereabouts.

I admit to having a very old-fashioned attitude about leasing or renting stuff. I've always saved up and bought anything I wanted, I've never liked the commitment of having to have an income to enable making payments, but that's just me, I know it doesn't bother many people.

Congratulations of achieving Carbon Neutrality, that's quite an achievement. Well done!

Tim H.
1986 4/4 VVTi Sport, 2002 LR Defender, 2022 Mini Cooper SE