In an attempt to demistify the information and capabilities surrounding ultra-low emission vehicles, here are the vital stats for vehicles that currently qualify for the plug-in car grant.
More hybrids are available to fleets beyond the list below, but to qualify for the Government grant, cars must have a CO2 output of less than 75g/km and a minimum pure-electric range of 10 miles.
What’s great about the vehicles listed here is that there is a massive range of choice for fleets to look at – from city cars to electric super saloons.
We’ve chosen the entry-level trims on each model to represent a base price for fleet customers looking to add ULEVs to their fleet.
While adoption of ULEVs is increasing in the fleet (see page 1), the industry needs to do more to explain all the details surrounding these vehicles. Some information was easy to come by, but it was surprisingly difficult to track down a definitive pure-EV range or charge time on many vehicles.
There are also some caveats worth noting related to the quoted range for each car. Like mpg, an EV’s electric range can be affected by the style of driving, the load it is carrying and even the air temperature, so all pure-EV range figures need to be taken with a pinch of salt.
There are also a variety of charging options available for the vehicles in this list, so we decided to include the slowest possible charge time and the fastest for each vehicle for simplicity.
Audi A3 Sportback E-tron
| P11D £34,935 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Plug-in hybrid petrol |
| CO2 37g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £29/£58 |
| CPM 60.6p |
| Pure EV range 31 miles electric |
| 0-62mph 7.6 seconds |
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Number of seats 5
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| Charging Slow 4hrs; fast 2hrs 15mins |
BMW i3
| P11D £30,925 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Full EV |
| CO2 0g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £26/£52 |
| CPM 50.5p |
| Pure EV range 100 miles |
| 0-62mph 7.2 seconds |
| Number of seats 4 |
| Charging Slow 7hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity |
BMW i3 Range Extender
| P11D £34,075 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Range-extender petrol |
| CO2 13g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £28/£57 |
| CPM 55.0p |
| Range** 186 miles |
| 0-62mph 7.9 seconds |
| Number of seats 4 |
| Charging Slow 7hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity |
BMW i8
| P11D £104,485 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Plug-in hybrid petrol |
| CO2 49g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £87/£174 |
| CPM 147.4p |
| Pure EV range 23 miles |
| 0-62mph 4.4 seconds |
| Number of seats 4 |
| Charging Slow 7hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity |
Citroen C-Zero
| P11D £26,161 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Full EV |
| CO2 0g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £22/£44 |
| CPM 55.2p |
| Pure EV range 93 miles |
| 0-62mph 15.9 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 |
| Charging Slow 11hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity |
Ford Focus Electric
| P11D £31,145 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Full EV |
| CO2 0g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £31/£62 |
| CPM* n/a |
| Pure EV range 100 miles |
| 0-62mph 11.4 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 |
| Charging Slow 11hrs; fast 4hrs |
Kia Soul EV
| P11D £29,940 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Full EV |
| CO2 0g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £25/£50 |
| CPM 53.9p |
| Pure EV range 132 miles |
| 0-62mph 11.2 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 |
| Charging Slow 11hrs; fast 4hrs |
Merc B-class Electric Drive
| P11D £33,015 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Full EV |
| CO2 0g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £28/£56 |
| CPM 59.0p |
| Pure EV range 142 miles |
| 0-62mph 7.9 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 |
| Charging Slow 9hrs; fast 3hrs |
Mercedes-Benz C350e
| P11D £39,020 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Plug-in hybrid |
| CO2 48g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £31.50/£63 |
| CPM 70.3p |
| Pure EV range 19 miles |
| 0-62mph 5.9 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 |
| Charging Slow 3hrs 30mins; fast 1hr 45mins |
Merc S500 P. In Hyb. L AMG-L
| P11D 87,910 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Petrol plug-in hybrid |
| CO2 65g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £132/£264 |
| CPM 150.1p |
| Pure EV range 18 miles |
| 0-62mph 5.2 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 |
| Charging Slow 2hrs 45mins; fast 2hrs |
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
| P11D £33,249 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Plug-in hybrid petrol |
| CO2 44g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £28/£55 |
| CPM 62.4p |
| Range 513 miles (32.5 electric) |
| 0-62mph 11.0 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 |
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Charging Slow 5hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity
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Nissan e-NV200 Combi
| P11D £27,804 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Full EV |
| CO2 0g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £23/£46 |
| CPM 54.1p |
| Range 106 miles |
| 0-62mph 14.0 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 or 7 |
| Charging Slow 4hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity |
Nissan Leaf
| P11D £28,535 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Full EV |
| CO2 0g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £29/£58 |
| CPM 52.2p |
| Pure EV range 124 miles |
| 0-62mph 11.5 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 |
| Charging Slow 12hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity |
Peugeot Ion
| P11D £26,161 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Full EV |
| CO2 0g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £22/£44 |
| CPM 56.4p |
| Pure EV range 93 miles |
| 0-62mph 15.9 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 |
| Charging Slow 9hrs; fast 15mins to 50% capacity |
Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid
| P11D £89,158 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Petrol plug-in hybrid |
| CO2 71g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £134/£268 |
| CPM 149.0p |
| Pure EV range 22 miles |
| 0-62mph 5.5 seconds |
| Number of seats 4 |
| Charging Slow 4hrs; fast 2hrs 30mins |
Renault Zoe
| P11D £19,988 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Full EV |
| CO2 0g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £17/£34 |
| CPM 38.0p |
| Pure EV range 130 miles |
| 0-62mph 13.5 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 |
| Charging Slow 9hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity |
Smart Fortwo Electric Drive
| P11D £12,275 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Full EV |
| CO2 0g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £12/£24 |
| CPM* n/a |
| Pure EV range 90 miles |
| 0-62mph 11.5 seconds |
| Number of seats 2 |
| Charging Slow 7hrs; fast 1h |
Tesla Model S
| P11D £55,880 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Full EV |
| CO2 0g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £47/£94 |
| CPM 94.0p |
| Pure EV range 240 miles |
| 0-62mph 4.4 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 or 7 |
| Charging Slow 10hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity |
Toyota Prius Plug-in
| P11D £33,340 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Petrol plug-in hybrid |
| CO2 49g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £28/£56 |
| CPM 59.3p |
| Pure EV range 15.5 miles electric |
| 0-62mph 10.4 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 |
| Charging Slow 3hrs; fast 1hr 30mins |
Volkswagen e-Up
| P11D £24,620 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Full EV |
| CO2 0g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £21/£42 |
| CPM 46.1p |
| Pure EV range 93 miles |
| 0-62mph 12.4 seconds |
| Number of seats 4 |
| Charging Slow 9hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity |
Volkswagen e-Golf
| P11D £31,270 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Full EV |
| CO2 0g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £26/£52 |
| CPM 56.0p |
| Pure EV range 118 miles |
| 0-62mph 10.4 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 |
| Charging Slow 13hrs; fast 30mins to 80% capacity |
Volkswagen Golf GTE
| P11D £33,115 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Plug-in hybrid |
| CO2 35g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £28/£55 |
| CPM 60.0p |
| Pure EV range 31 miles electric |
| 0-62mph 7.6 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 |
| Charging Slow 3hrs 45mins; fast 2hrs 15mins |
Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid
| P11D £51,620 (without £5000 Government grant) |
| Type of technology Diesel plug-in hybrid |
| CO2 48g/km |
| BIK per month 20%/40% £43/£86 |
| CPM 89.0p |
| Pure EV range 31 miles |
| 0-62mph 6.0 seconds |
| Number of seats 5 |
| Charging Slow 7hrs 30mins; fast 3hrs 30mins |
*KwikCarcost data not available
**Range-extender uses a petrol engine to charge the battery to extend the pure-EV range
ULEV top trumps
Lowest CPM Renault Zoe (38.0p)
Lowest P11D Smart Fortwo Electric (£12,275)
Best pure EV range Tesla Model S (240 miles)
Fastest 0-62mph BMW i8 (4.4 seconds)
