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How much per kWh are you paying and how many miles per kWh does your vehicle do?

0.49p, gets around 4 mi/kWh.

ChatGPT reckons this gives 7.6p/km when petrol would be 9-12.

Obviously it could be cheaper, but it’s still pretty good for us. We’re not using it for commuting or anything though.

So just a ~£400/yr saving at 10,000 miles, excluding capital investment (assuming 40mpg, £1.45/L). Though if you just do stop-start in London 30 mpg would be more accurate, so ~£1,000/yr in savings.

How much was your car (or, more usefully, how much is the depreciation per year)?

Honestly the car is a luxury for us and a minor tax dodge. I was a consultant with some retained profits in a ltd co so we decided to take advantage of the lease deductions. Got a great deal on a top end VW - £206pm ex VAT.

Ah I see. So the original claim you responded to:

> EVs are great if you're wealthy

Was in fact, not "bollocks" in your case.

What are you talking about? £206pm is the low range of the car leasing market, and the price per km is under petrol. Millions of people lease cars in the uk and can get favourable tax deals through their employers. So yes, still bollocks.

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