Best electric car deals: today's top discounts and incentives on new EVs
Making the switch to an EV? These car brands have an offer (or two) for you
Moving to an electric car is a big step for most people that can require lifestyle changes and a huge financial investment. With this in mind, there has long been the need for a carrot at the end of a stick in the form of incentives to get people to go electric.
For a while, such a carrot came in the form of the Government’s Plug-In Car Grant and The Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant. As their names suggest, these provided a small financial contribution towards the purchase of a new car or charger, respectively.
However, these have since been largely discontinued (renters and flat owners can still, for now, get the Chargepoint Grant), which means that, along with the dwindling benefits offered to company car drivers, there is little to entice buyers into EVs, other than the low running costs and environmental benefits they provide.
With this in mind, manufacturers have stepped up to the plate and begun to offer their own incentives, which range from deposit contributions for EV chargers and even free public charging.
Alfa Romeo - Buy a Junior and get 0% APR as well as a free Ohme wallbox charger
Alfa Romeo took a while to enter the world of electric cars, but the Junior is a likeable EV for the most part. While it’s not the most practical SUV out there, this Alfa is as sporty and fun as you’d expect, and it still manages to feel special despite sharing a number of components with other Stellantis SUVs.
In order to lure buyers away from some better-known alternatives, Alfa is offering 0 per cent APR finance on the Junior, as well as a free Ohme charger. For those who prefer minimal faff when it comes to maintenance, the Italian brand is also prepared to chuck in a three-year servicing plan for £299. Compare Alfa Romeo deals.
Ford – Power Promise
Ford’s Power Promise is perhaps one of the most comprehensive offers out there, aiming to cover almost every aspect of owning an EV. The headline feature is a free wallbox charger plus, if you switch to an Octopus Energy EV electricity tariff, up to 10,000 miles of free electricity (the equivalent of £217 in credit). Ford is also throwing in five years’ free servicing to help bring down running costs further.
While this may all seem too good to be true on top of some of the frankly bonkers savings buyers can already claim on certain models in the Ford line-up (the Mach-E is currently being offered with a discount in excess of £7,000), the company’s passenger vehicle director, Catherine Blee, assured us that for now, the Power Promise will run alongside the brand’s pre-existing finance offers, although this could change in the future. Compare Ford deals.
Hyundai – Free charging credit
Choose a Hyundai for your next electric car and a partnership with Octopus Energy means you could net yourself £240 worth of home charging credit to help keep running costs even lower than they typically would be. Once you sign on the dotted line, you’ll be able to enter a promo code on the Octopus website to sign up for one of its EV tariffs and claim the credit, which will ultimately be used to deduct funds from your electricity bill. Compare Hyundai deals.
Kia – One year of Kia Charge Plus
While Hyundai is focusing on charging at home, sister brand Kia is placing its emphasis on plugging-in on the go with the offer of a year’s free subscription to Kia Charge Plus. This service essentially gives subscribers access and discounts at a variety of chargepoint providers – including the likes of Instavolt and Osprey, with the option to add Ionity, BP pulse and Pod Point as a paid option. Compare Kia deals.
Lexus - buy an RZ or UX and get a £4,500 deposit contribution and 0% APR
Well built, luxurious and just a little bit left-field, Lexus SUVs are becoming an increasingly common sight on the UK’s roads. It would appear Toyota’s premium division is keen to keep the numbers growing, too, because it’s currently offering 0 per cent interest on two of its EVs, as well as a stonking £4,500 deposit contribution.
With the UX claiming up to 279 miles of range, and the RZ 297, neither of these models is out of its depth on longer journeys. The daily commute should prove a breeze too, because both of these cars are exceptionally comfortable. Perhaps the best news, though, is that these upmarket SUVs should also prove surprisingly cheap to run. Compare Lexus deals.
Mercedes – All–electric track offer
It may not be inherently useful per se, but Mercedes’ incentive for EV customers is certainly rather exciting; purchase an electric Merc and you’ll be treated to an electric-car driving experience at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge, Surrey. No prior track experience is necessary and you’ll get roughly an hour behind the wheel with a trained instructor, teaching you how to drive the car to the best of your ability on low and high-friction surfaces. Compare Mercedes deals.
Renault – pick up a 5 for just £169 per month at 0% APR
Few cars have caused as much of a stir in recent years as the new Renault 5. This fully electric supermini manages to tread a perfect line between nostalgia and modernity, and Renault is taking a pleasingly old-fashioned approach to this special offer, too. If you purchase a Renault 5 on a PCP plan, you can get it for as little as £169 per month at zero per cent APR.
The variant you’ll get for this monthly price is the entry-level Evolution 40kWh Urban Range. Although it has the smallest battery of the line-up, it still offers a decent maximum claimed range of 193 miles. Renault’s retro EV also holds up well at motorway speeds, offering a decent level of refinement and stability regardless of its small size. Compare Renault deals.
Vauxhall – Electric All In
Vauxhall is going all-in on pushing customers towards its EV line-up, and we mean that quite literally; the British firm’s Electric All In scheme is providing buyers with an array of incentives, including £500 towards the purchase and installation of a charger, plus 10,000 miles’ worth of home charging credit with Octopus Energy, worth £175.
Looking to spend a lot of time on the road or already have a charger? Vauxhall’s All In scheme also provides the option of swapping the wallbox for £500 of public charging credit for the Tesco PodPoint or Octopus Electroverse networks. You’ll get eight years of roadside assistance and recovery if you run out of charge, too, plus a six-month subscription to Vauxhall’s Connect Plus services, which allow you to preheat and configure the car through your mobile phone. Compare Vauxhall deals.
Volkswagen Group – Wallbox/public charging, plus free miles with OVO
Audi, Cupra, Skoda and Volkswagen are currently all offering a free Ohme wallbox charger with the purchase of a new EV; those already with charging facilities at home or lacking the space for a wallbox can instead opt for £500 worth of public charging credit. Drivers with the ability to charge at home certainly get the best out of this deal, because if they sign up for an EV electricity tariff with OVO, they’ll benefit from up to 10,000 miles’ worth of free charging credit per year for up to three years, provided the contract is renewed. Compare Volkswagen deals.
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