Excise Licence (Road Tax) for EV's
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replied on 15/11/2022 11:34
brue replied on 15/11/2022 12:17
Hja replied on 15/11/2022 12:45
Posted on 15/11/2022 11:34 byOne of the motoring organisation, or maybe it was Which?, has calculated that because of the recent price increases, especially that of electricity, the cost of running a medium size EV compared to a medium size diesel ICE returning 40 mpg was 18 ppm to 19 ppm respectively. Not a lot of difference, and a follow on comment was that with the reintroduction of coal fired power station the amount of pollution would be similar.
replied on 15/11/2022 12:52
Posted on 15/11/2022 12:17 by brueThe electricity supplied commercially to evs eg charge points on motorways comes from "green" sources. Personally for us we are on a two year fixed energy rate so we won't take the full price hit till July next year. Everything is variable at the moment.
replied on 15/11/2022 12:55
Posted on 15/11/2022 12:45 by HjaWell it doesn’t cost us anything like that. Depends where you get your electricity from. We charge at home, overnight, and pay 7 p a unit, up from 5p earlier in the year.
brue replied on 15/11/2022 13:56
Posted on 15/11/2022 12:52 byWe are also on a fixed tariff which is, by todays prices very cheap. I'm not looking forward to 08/08/23 when it ends. As for green energy I don't really understand how it can be separated from any other - same wires, same grid 🤔.
Posted on 15/11/2022 13:56
Yes it all comes down the same pipes and wires but the green portion is bought at source eg wind and solar farms and companies share the same energy transport networks.
A bit like water, it comes from different purchased sources but comes down the same pipes. 
ChocolateTrees replied on 23/11/2022 15:48
Posted on 23/11/2022 15:48
So the new rules are now published. From 2025, EVs will have the same VED as any new car, and any car registered pre-2017 that was in the low emissions band A (£0) will be charged the same as low emissions band B (£20 per year).
Company car tax will still be low on a 1% per annum escalator from 2025. This attractive status will apply to salary sacrifice too.
Net-net an EV will be as cheap as the cheapest ICE for VED. Realistically it's not going to make a big difference to the decision to get one based on cost. The savings on fuel and servicing are likely to be far greater than that from VED.
Of course cost is only one aspect. If you want one because you like them or find the more convenient, then nothing changed. And if you are getting one for green reasons, nothing changed there either.
JVB66 replied on 23/11/2022 16:12
ChocolateTrees replied on 23/11/2022 16:29
Posted on 23/11/2022 16:12 by JVB66There is a very interesting article in this month's ccc magazine about buying a previously owned BEV and what to be careful of and check if thinking of purchase very interesting , especially to check the tyres
Tinwheeler replied on 23/11/2022 16:47
Posted on 23/11/2022 16:12 by JVB66There is a very interesting article in this month's ccc magazine about buying a previously owned BEV and what to be careful of and check if thinking of purchase very interesting , especially to check the tyres