My Electric Lease - Electric Car Leasing Salary Sacrifice

An electric vehicle (EV) or (BEV) battery electric vehicle is powered by electricity. Unlike traditional petrol and diesel powered vehicles, EV's use electric motors and batteries to power the vehicle.

EV's have an electric motor, some higher power EV's have two electric motors, rather than and internal combustion engine, that is powered by batteries. The batteries store energy that is used to drive the electric motor, which propels the vehicle. The batteries can be charged by plugging the vehicle into an electric charge point at home or the workplace or by using one of the public charging stations available around the country. You may have seen them in car parks, retail parks, supermarkets and service stations. Some EV's also use regenerative braking to produce energy which is also used to top up the battery.

The time it takes to charge an electric vehicle depends on a few factors like the output of the charge point or charging station you use and the size of your vehicles battery and onboard charger. These factors will determine how quickly your EV can recharge its batteries. The majority of EV's on our website also have all the information you need to work out how long it will take to recharge your new EV.

Yes, there are a few different connectors depending on the vehicle manufacturer, the most common are Type 1, Type 2, CHAdeMO and CCS combo Type 1 and 2. Our website shows you what charging type the vehicle uses. Most home charging points are Type 2 and can charge at 7kWh, some home chargers can be up to 11kWh. Workplace chargers tend to be 22kWh and public charging stations can range from 50kwH to over 300kWh. (kWh = Kilowatts per hour) and gives you an idea of how many kilowatts of power can be supplied to your EV.

The range of an electric vehicle varies depending on several factors like the size of the battery, the power output of the EV and weather conditions. Changes in the weather can affect the range of your EV because adverse weather conditions like ice, rain and snow mean you use more energy running things like heaters, demisters and windscreen wipers. In winter it also takes longer to heat up your vehicle, and darker mornings and evenings mean you will use your headlights for longer which all use more power. This means the range of your EV will differ depending on the climate and seasons, usually, your range increases in the summer months and decreases in the winter months.

Yes we do. With our salary sacrifice car scheme you and your employees can choose an electric car from a range of approved makes and models and have the monthly lease payments deducted from your salary before tax. Salary sacrifice offers a simple and hassle-free way of driving a brand new electric car whilst also saving money on tax! To find out just how much you could save with our salary sacrifice car scheme, use our helpful salary sacrifice car calculator.