The self charging hybrids provide a balance between an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, with some permitting a combination of the two. Lexus provide a range of options, although the engines/motors are the same as Toyota, which is the parent company. Also the self charging version of the new Honda Civic may be worth considering. Good luck. Tom.
Petrol only cars are getting excessively expensive in benefit in kind and companies get very little tax relief on buying them. They don’t make sense tax wise.
My neighbour has a Mitsubishi PHEV and it has been in the garage as much as not. Where these hybrids work is ace toy as you describe: other than once a well 90% of our driving these days is within 10 miles of home, and they are perfect for that.
like many, we are starting a scheme for salary sacrifice cars…all electric or few hybrid. It drives our (can’t remember the acronym now) reduction in co2 and net zero target. We insure farmers….cars….commercial business property….thats a lot of company electric cars and carbon offsetting payments I’m more tempted by a hybrid, like the Lexus suv or a 330e than full electric
We’ve had our 330e saloon for nearly a year now. Suits us, Mrs commutes 4 miles to work 2-3 days a week and other than that mostly just pottering about to the shops or to her mums. It has a range of 20-30 miles on pure EV and we just plug it in each night, average MPG for Sept was 180mpg. The new 330e now has a bigger battery capacity for better range
I would suggest you take an EV on an extended test drive and give it a go. I do similar miles/ travel times to what you are after and switched to a full EV in March due to work only allowing full EVs. I went for the MG4 Extended range and it will happily give a minimum of 250 motorway miles, and over 350 ‘mixed driving. Charging is a doddle and 20 minutes adds 250 miles more range. I just stop at the services every three hours or so, by the time I have been to the loo and grabbed a sarnie it’s done. I was very very sceptical before I had it and annoyed we couldn’t get hybrids but wouldn’t go back now. And it’s dirt cheap to run, I charge for free at work, at home £3 does 300+ miles on overnight charge, charging at open Tesla chargers is about £18-25 for £250 miles. All way cheaper than my old diesel.
If its a company car dont forget about the taxable value i think the new VW Tiguan is only 4 or 5 % Benefit in Kind, you dont want to be paying more Tax than you need too these days.
