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ULEV analysis: What vehicles qualify for the plug-in car grant?

Date: 17 June 2015   |   Author:

BusinessCar has compiled a comprehensive breakdown of all the ultra-low emission cars that currently qualify for the Government's £5000 plug-in car grant. Tom Seymour and Daniel Puddicombe report

In an attempt to demistify the information and capabilities surrounding ultra-low emission vehicles, here are the vital stats for vehicles that currently qualify for the plug-in car grant.

More hybrids are available to fleets beyond the list below, but to qualify for the Government grant, cars must have a CO2 output of less than 75g/km and a minimum pure-electric range of 10 miles.

What's great about the vehicles listed here is that there is a massive range of choice for fleets to look at - from city cars to electric super saloons.

We've chosen the entry-level trims on each model to represent a base price for fleet customers looking to add ULEVs to their fleet.

While adoption of ULEVs is increasing in the fleet (see page 1), the industry needs to do more to explain all the details surrounding these vehicles. Some information was easy to come by, but it was surprisingly difficult to track down a definitive pure-EV range or charge time on many vehicles.

There are also some caveats worth noting related to the quoted range for each car. Like mpg, an EV's electric range can be affected by the style of driving, the load it is carrying and even the air temperature, so all pure-EV range figures need to be taken with a pinch of salt.

There are also a variety of charging options available for the vehicles in this list, so we decided to include the slowest possible charge time and the fastest for each vehicle for simplicity.

Audi A3 Sportback E-tron

 

P11D £34,935 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Plug-in hybrid petrol
CO2 37g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £29/£58
CPM 60.6p
Pure EV range 31 miles electric
0-62mph 7.6 seconds

Number of seats 5

Charging Slow 4hrs; fast 2hrs 15mins

BMW i3

P11D £30,925 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Full EV
CO2 0g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £26/£52
CPM 50.5p
Pure EV range 100 miles
0-62mph 7.2 seconds
Number of seats 4
Charging Slow 7hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity

BMW i3 Range Extender

P11D £34,075 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Range-extender petrol
CO2 13g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £28/£57
CPM 55.0p
Range** 186 miles
0-62mph 7.9 seconds
Number of seats 4
Charging Slow 7hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity

BMW i8

P11D £104,485 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Plug-in hybrid petrol
CO2 49g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £87/£174
CPM 147.4p
Pure EV range 23 miles
0-62mph 4.4 seconds
Number of seats 4
Charging Slow 7hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity

Citroen C-Zero

P11D £26,161 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Full EV
CO2 0g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £22/£44
CPM 55.2p
Pure EV range 93 miles
0-62mph 15.9 seconds
Number of seats 5
Charging Slow 11hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity

Ford Focus Electric

P11D £31,145 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Full EV
CO2 0g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £31/£62
CPM* n/a
Pure EV range 100 miles
0-62mph 11.4 seconds
Number of seats 5
Charging Slow 11hrs; fast 4hrs

Kia Soul EV

P11D £29,940 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Full EV
CO2 0g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £25/£50
CPM 53.9p
Pure EV range 132 miles
0-62mph 11.2 seconds
Number of seats 5
Charging Slow 11hrs; fast 4hrs

Merc B-class Electric Drive

P11D £33,015 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Full EV
CO2 0g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £28/£56
CPM 59.0p
Pure EV range 142 miles
0-62mph 7.9 seconds
Number of seats 5
Charging Slow 9hrs; fast 3hrs

Mercedes-Benz C350e

P11D £39,020 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Plug-in hybrid
CO2 48g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £31.50/£63
CPM 70.3p
Pure EV range 19 miles
0-62mph 5.9 seconds
Number of seats 5
Charging Slow 3hrs 30mins; fast 1hr 45mins

Merc S500 P. In Hyb. L AMG-L

P11D 87,910 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Petrol plug-in hybrid
CO2 65g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £132/£264
CPM 150.1p
Pure EV range 18 miles
0-62mph 5.2 seconds
Number of seats 5
Charging Slow 2hrs 45mins; fast 2hrs

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

P11D £33,249 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Plug-in hybrid petrol
CO2 44g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £28/£55
CPM 62.4p
Range 513 miles (32.5 electric)
0-62mph 11.0 seconds
Number of seats 5

Charging Slow 5hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity

Nissan e-NV200 Combi

P11D £27,804 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Full EV
CO2 0g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £23/£46
CPM 54.1p
Range 106 miles
0-62mph 14.0 seconds
Number of seats 5 or 7
Charging Slow 4hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity

Nissan Leaf

P11D £28,535 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Full EV
CO2 0g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £29/£58
CPM 52.2p
Pure EV range 124 miles
0-62mph 11.5 seconds
Number of seats 5
Charging Slow 12hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity

Peugeot Ion

P11D £26,161 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Full EV
CO2 0g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £22/£44
CPM 56.4p
Pure EV range 93 miles
0-62mph 15.9 seconds
Number of seats 5
Charging Slow 9hrs; fast 15mins to 50% capacity

Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid

P11D £89,158 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Petrol plug-in hybrid
CO2 71g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £134/£268
CPM 149.0p
Pure EV range 22 miles
0-62mph 5.5 seconds
Number of seats 4
Charging Slow 4hrs; fast 2hrs 30mins

Renault Zoe

P11D £19,988 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Full EV
CO2 0g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £17/£34
CPM 38.0p
Pure EV range 130 miles
0-62mph 13.5 seconds
Number of seats 5
Charging Slow 9hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity

Smart Fortwo Electric Drive

P11D £12,275 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Full EV
CO2 0g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £12/£24
CPM* n/a
Pure EV range 90 miles
0-62mph 11.5 seconds
Number of seats 2
Charging Slow 7hrs; fast 1h

Tesla Model S

P11D £55,880 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Full EV
CO2 0g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £47/£94
CPM 94.0p
Pure EV range 240 miles
0-62mph 4.4 seconds
Number of seats 5 or 7
Charging Slow 10hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity

Toyota Prius Plug-in

P11D £33,340 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Petrol plug-in hybrid
CO2 49g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £28/£56
CPM 59.3p
Pure EV range 15.5 miles electric
0-62mph 10.4 seconds
Number of seats 5
Charging Slow 3hrs; fast 1hr 30mins

Volkswagen e-Up

P11D £24,620 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Full EV
CO2 0g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £21/£42
CPM 46.1p
Pure EV range 93 miles
0-62mph 12.4 seconds
Number of seats 4
Charging Slow 9hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity

Volkswagen e-Golf

P11D £31,270 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Full EV
CO2 0g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £26/£52
CPM 56.0p
Pure EV range 118 miles
0-62mph 10.4 seconds
Number of seats 5
Charging Slow 13hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity

Volkswagen Golf GTE

P11D £33,115 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Plug-in hybrid
CO2 35g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £28/£55
CPM 60.0p
Pure EV range 31 miles electric
0-62mph 7.6 seconds
Number of seats 5
Charging Slow 3hrs 45mins; fast 2hrs 15mins

Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

P11D £51,620 (without £5000 Government grant)
Type of technology Diesel plug-in hybrid
CO2 48g/km
BIK per month 20%/40% £43/£86
CPM 89.0p
Pure EV range 31 miles
0-62mph 6.0 seconds
Number of seats 5
Charging Slow 7hrs 30mins; fast 3hrs 30mins

*KwikCarcost data not available
**Range-extender uses a petrol engine to charge the battery to extend the pure-EV range

ULEV top trumps

Lowest CPM Renault Zoe (38.0p)
Lowest P11D Smart Fortwo Electric (£12,275)
Best pure EV range Tesla Model S (240 miles)
Fastest 0-62mph BMW i8 (4.4 seconds)



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