TOTTING TAX UP

AS part of the Government’s drive to reduce emissions from road transport, it’s especially keen to push business users into zeroemissions electric cars. As a result, if you run an EV for the 2020/2021 tax year, BiK will be charged at zero per cent. Free. Nothing. For 12 months.

As we’ve said, this is an incentive that’s designed to get people driving EVs, because many motorists’ purchases or company car choices are driven by how this will impact them financially. It’s true that modern motorists are also more in tune with the environmental impact of their transport than ever, so turning to an electric car now, as these models become even more usable thanks to improved real-world ranges, will make sense for many people.

Now really could be the best opportunity to work the system to your advantage with an EV if you’re a business user, because the 2020/2021 tax year is the only period where zero-emission cars pay no company car tax. It’s been announced that this rate for 0g/km vehicles will rise by one percentage point each tax year after this one.

Even the city cars that we’ve picked in our electric rundown are viable machines, although they represent the more compact end of the company car scale. Of course none of these machines will cost you a penny this year, but as time goes by, BiK costs will start to rise. We’ve picked out everything from electric urban runabouts to luxury executive saloons and SUVs with impressive performance, and everything in between.

Bear in mind that 2020 is set to become the year of the EV, with a host of new models due to be launched, so as we progress further through the year, your choice could get even wider. If you’re a business user, now’s the time to turn to electric propulsion.

“Now really could be the best time to work the system to your advantage with an EV”