EV Discussion thread

Grumpy_chap

We were on holiday in Spain recently and I noticed an advert for what appears to be a bargain:


The same car for the UK seems to be £18k.

Can anyone explain why there is such a difference?
Is the Spanish poster advertising a price with plus VAT or something?  (Although I don't think the Spanish VAT rate is anywhere near 50%.)
Are the poster prices Spain and UK like-for-like?

MeteredOut

MikeJXE said:

Stop EV tariffs and pay the same as everyone else

That’s Fair 

Stop incentives to buy EVs and pay the same as ICE

That’s Fair

That works for those that don't care about the planet we leave for future generations, but not for those that do care.

You don't seem to realise that EV tariffs help everyone, not just those with EVs, as they help balance the grid. This means suppliers don't have to buy as much energy at more expensive times, thus enabling them to lower the price a little for everyone.

(disclosure: we are a 1 EV and 1 ICEV household, but majority of mileage in with the EV)

shinytop

Grumpy_chap said:

We were on holiday in Spain recently and I noticed an advert for what appears to be a bargain:


The same car for the UK seems to be £18k.

Can anyone explain why there is such a difference?
Is the Spanish poster advertising a price with plus VAT or something?  (Although I don't think the Spanish VAT rate is anywhere near 50%.)
Are the poster prices Spain and UK like-for-like?

It includes Spain's MOVE III scrappage/incentive scheme, which offers 'up to' 7,000 Euro for EVs.  

And desde means 'from' ...

Grumpy_chap

shinytop said:

Grumpy_chap said:

We were on holiday in Spain recently and I noticed an advert for what appears to be a bargain:


The same car for the UK seems to be £18k.

Can anyone explain why there is such a difference?
Is the Spanish poster advertising a price with plus VAT or something?  (Although I don't think the Spanish VAT rate is anywhere near 50%.)
Are the poster prices Spain and UK like-for-like?

It includes Spain's MOVE III scrappage/incentive scheme, which offers 'up to' 7,000 Euro for EVs.  

And desde means 'from' ...

Thank you - the scrappage scheme explains it.

The "from" is pretty much how car adverts are anywhere.