By Paul Homewood
h/t Ian Magness
From Sky News:
Drivers leasing new electric cars are being overcharged by hundreds of pounds each month, it has been claimed.
Companies have been accused of failing to reflect the strong resale value of cleaner cars when they set their prices, according to clean transport campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E).
The monthly cost is typically based on a vehicle’s expected depreciation over the period of the contract – often three or four years.
But leases for new battery electric vehicles are, on average, 51% more expensive than their petrol counterparts, despite analysis suggesting EVs do not go down in value faster than traditionally-fuelled cars.
For example, an electric VW ID.3, costs around £605 a month, while a petrol VW Golf is offered at £376.
The report found that leasing companies still consider electric cars to be “new and uncertain products”, which is an…
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