Thinking of running a electric car http://www.freesolar.co.uk/

Tesla for me, save £5000 a year in fuel

What other car comes with.....

£5000 grant from HMG
5% BENEFIT IN KIND FOR A COMPANY PURCHASE
EXEMPTION FROM LONDON CONGESTION CHARGE
100% FIRST YEAR ALLOWANCE FOR COMPANY PURCHASE UNTIL APRIL 2018*
NO SHOWROOM OR LUXURY VEHICLE TAX


*When Model S is purchased as a company car owners are entitled to a 100% first year write-down allowance (FYA) for expenditure incurred.

£59,000 less £5000 grants, then less £9000 reclaimed VAT, less £12,000 tax relief in year 1...

Sounds better doesnt it....£33,000? how much is a LTi product or a decent merc?

PLUS, no oil changes.....yayyyyyy

But...youd be using the car at least three times more than the average owner meaning it's battery's life span would only be 1/3rd the life span time of the average owners, and how many £1000's would they cost to replace?

storage batteries THRIVE on useage, so long as they are discharged and recharged properly plus Tesla will be setting up batery swap stations (they already have them in the US) so you may not always have the same batter pack

A battery is about £7000 (inc vat again) so equates to the fuel savings, though heavy footed drivers of a diesel would save more

Are you VAT registered?

yes

Does that mean you have to Charge VAT on every fare?

Does that mean you have to Charge VAT on every fare?

You can't charge VAT on the fares within the district because you can't charge more than the fare on the meter. The VAT is INCLUDED in the fare for a VAT registered driver and must be accounted for in the usual way.