We need NIO to start selling in the UK. Really like the look of their cars.

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    Millsy We need NIO to start selling in the UK. Really like the look of their cars.

    No ulterior motive at all! 😆

        The e-niro is nice. Looks like a normal car. I don’t want some ‘demolition man’ (great film btw) futuristic looking monstrosity. Beige is good. Beige and sub 5 seconds 0-60 even better

        Now getting anxiety about getting electricity from the cupboard under the stairs to outside.

          benson
          Buy some rubber gloves and wellies for when it’s raining

            benson The one thing I will miss is that covid allowing, I can currently just drive to the alps with a bike in the boot. But for the few occasions I want to do that tbh I could just fly and hire a diesel out there for the short time I want to embrace the clean mojntain air

            Always hire cars when you’re up the mountain:

                vinnyt77 Really dislike the design direction Audi and BMW have taken for their EVs. The Mercedes EQ range look pretty beige to me as well.

                I’m quite keen on the new Audi GT

                    Amps Going right next to it to take a video is a pretty dumb move imo. Healthy respect required for avalanches

                      Amps Yeah, the GT is much better looking then the standard eTron.

                      Wondering whether I can persuade Vicki that what we really need is a Taycan…

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                          vinnyt77 Audi and Porsche designed their skateboard platform together, so the GT is a good option if you want Tycan esque energy without the price tag.

                            vinnyt77 Just seen you can get 100km out of 5 minutes charging with the GT. If they can get that in a cheaper car it’s game over.

                              What the fuck am I on about, it’s already game over for combustion engines. Captain!

                              The rapid chargers are £££ though. No drama waiting 15 mins and grabbing a coffee.

                              Getting a home charger here is going to be a bit of a faff beciause the meter and consumer unit are under the stairs. What used to be a garage through the wall is now a spare room so routing out a new 32amp cable is not going to be totally straightforward. Might future proof it somehow. The Mrs is insisting on it being bang tidy.

                              It’ll all be worth it in the end

                              I like the idea of going electric but it’s the initial cost of it which puts most people off and I wouldn’t want to buy a second hand vehicle just incase the battery is worn out. To buy a new Vw transporter van is over 50k.

                              If you get a company car (I know vans already are deductible) it is fully deductible as 100% first year allowance and 0% BIK (going up to 1% soon). That is a no brainer. If I have 40k in my company account and I try and take that out for cash in the back pocket it is 19% corporation tax, 32.5% on the remaining amount as dividend tax.

                              It’s ridiculous that this is only available to company car drivers. If they switched the tax incentives to individuals rather than corporations then there would be much greater take up. Especially if they gave tax breaks on personal leases of electric cars.