Electric car hire is probably the most cost effective way to make the move from fossil fuels to electric driving. Nowhere is this more apparent than in London where driving a petrol or diesel vehicle is especially expensive thanks to the Ultra Low Emissions Zone and the congestion charge. Both expenses don’t apply to electric cars though, so if you’re ready to take the plunge into electric car hire in London, we’re delighted to offer the benefit of our considerable knowledge and experience to help you make the best choice for you. Thanks to the terrific savings unique to driving in or around London, your rented electric car could potentially save you so much money it might almost pay for itself!
At Westwood, we invested in electric vehicles from the start and now our 3,000 vehicle strong car and van hire fleet includes electric cars and electric vans from a wide variety of brands and at a wide variety of sizes, shapes and price points. Based n the Northwest, but able to deliver anywhere in mainland UK, you don’t pay the London premium when you rent an electric car from Westwood!
As leaders in vehicle rental and now in electric vehicle rental, we’ve already had the opportunity to buy and experience countless electric cars and vans and can offer guidance based on genuine experience to businesses and individuals looking to take the plunge for the first time into the exciting and increasingly mainstream world of electric car hire.
We’re famous for providing brand new, high specification or top of the range vehicles for hire for less than you’ll pay for some of the low spec’ older vehicles on offer elsewhere. We also provide friendly, Northern customer service and fair, honest deals. If you’re unfortunate enough to have a mishap while out on hire, we don’t add any markup on repair bills. What we pay is all you pay.
We treat customers well (check out our online reviews) and they keep coming back – it’s just the way we do business!
For businesses in London, electric car hire makes running your business fleet exceptionally cheap. After all, it’s well known that the running costs of electric cars and electric vans are negligible, in summary, spme of the benefits to electric cars are;
- Exempt from every known low emissions zone charge and congestion charge
- Exempt from road tax
- Liable to only 2% Benefit In Kind Company Car Tax
- Grants available to install charging points
- Cost per mile far cheaper than equivalent petrol or diesel
- Fewer moving parts means lower maintenance costs
- Batteries typically have VERY generous warranty periods
The downsides in relation to range and charging times are largely being mitigated by improvements in technology and further mitigated by simple changes in driving habits. Simply put, if you have chargers at home and/or at work (taking advantages of the installation grants to save costs), then make sure your new electric vehicle gets plugged in when it’s parked up. Treat it like your phone and charge it whenever you can, or whenever you’re not using it and you’ll find an electric car very easy to live with.
If the London traffic is ruining the fuel economy of your petrol or diesel in all that stop/start traffic, you might be interested to know that this is the type of traffic where EV’s are typically at their most efficient. You get the best range from city driving!
The only real downside to electric cars is the initial purchase cost. Renting an electric car however, is a massive money saver. First of all, because you’re not buying, you don’t have a large expensive asset sat on your business balance sheet depreciating and tieing up your cashflow. Secondly, vehicle rental is a tax-deductible expense, so for businesses, renting an electric vehicle makes tremendous sense.
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