That’s assuming either are in a specified location… Neither are
Also taxi, no thanks that’s not got any freedoms, you’re reliant on somebody else.
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They’re aren’t where I live, which I why I need a car regularly and wouldn’t be looking at a one month rental.
Edit: we do actually have a fair amount of Ubers.
https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001318605/000156459021012981/tsla-8k_20210315.htm
Tesla, Inc.
Effective as of March 15, 2021, the titles of Elon Musk and Zach Kirkhorn have changed to Technoking of Tesla and Master of Coin, respectively. Elon and Zach will also maintain their respective positions as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
This news will cause many vehicle owners to rethink their attitude to electric cars.
“The Somerset city of Bath has today implemented the UK’s first clean air zone (CAZ) as part of a drive to reduce CO2 emissions and improve air quality in line with government demands.
It will be followed later this year by similar measures in Birmingham (June), Oxford (August) and Bristol (October), and many more cities, including Cambridge and Portsmouth, are considering similar initiatives. In addition, London will expand its ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) outwards to the North Circular and South Circular roads in October. “
It was always inevitable that would happen… cities are under pressure to reduce pollution levels and a lot of that is cars. It was hoped park and ride would solve it but it didn’t.
“Commercial vehicles which do not meet required emission standards will pay a daily charge, but private cars and motorbikes are exempt.”
The problem with these so called “clean air zones” is that privately owned vehicles are exempt from the charges. Instead public transport will get more expensive as companies pass on the higher costs of either operating the same vehicles or buying new vehicles to customers which in turn will push people towards private vehicles making pollution worse.
For now, regular passenger cars are exempt.
But, give them time 
Petrol vehicles that don’t conform to Euro 4 emissions standards or were registered before January 2006 must pay to enter. More stringent regulations apply for diesels, which must be compliant with Euro 6 standards or have been registered after September 2015 to avoid a charge.
News from Octopus 
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Sounds good, especially the free charger and miles but… leasing… 
I’ve never liked the idea of not having anything to show for my money at the end of a payment term.
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That’s a salary sacrifice scheme for employers to offer to employees I believe, not a personal leasing option.
More info here:
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Horses for courses.
As someone who loves leasing, I don’t like the idea of paying so much for a depreciating asset!
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Of course. There’s pros and cons to both 
I’m waiting for final pricing on this to come out, dependant on the pricing, I may just talk myself into purchasing.
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I’m curious with this too. Watched the - rather bland - Ioniq 5 virtual showroom event last Wednesday (now posted on YT) which wasn’t really any benefit. They had the shell-of-a-car-in-a-container on display in Birmingham too last weekend but I didn’t bother travelling to see that. Weirdly, the screen in front of the driver seemed physically smaller than the central screen which looked odd, but this was basically a pre-production mock-up. Hopefully the 2 screens will be the same size on Prod models (Honda E kills all on internal screens though)
Pricing out in May, apparently.
Overall - there’s still nothing to beat the Model 3 Performance if you have the money. Still saving…
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I’ve seen a few articles suggesting they’ve dropped the price already. To do with the government grant reducing, think they’re hoping with the extra savings you get, you decide to spend more on other stuff with them.
I like the style both externally and internally. Yeah May sounds about right for final pricing and that as the dealerships are saying it’s scheduled for a summer release.
Edit - forgot to say the fast charge is a bonus to have too. It gets rid of that oh I’ll be plugged in forever waiting.
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It has a good chance at winning me over. Like you, I also like the styling (although the minimalistic model 3 and Honda-E wrap-around-screens interiors are serious designs), but overall it does appear compelling.
V2L (V2G) could be a major benefit. For example… my employer offers free charging for EV’s. So drive to work, plug-in & then drive home for 20 mins almost fully-charged. Plug car into house and let the car power the house during the peak 5pm-9pm load, then more… Then drive to work in the morning & repeat. On a selfish level, this is extremely tempting.
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You won’t regret buying an Hyundai even if there are other cars offering novel styling features etc.
I have had my Kona Electric for over two years now and, touch wood, I have not had any trouble at all, just a couple of Service Actions which were dealt with very efficiently.
Two annual services for total expenditure of around £250, which includes AA cover for following year.
I suspect that many "company car” buyers will soon wake up and realise that they can save a great deal of BIK, in many cases thousands of pounds.
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It’s still an ugly looking car 
Why can’t electric cars look “cool and normal”, it’s like they’re trying to hard.
It seems that many people are perfectly happy with present designs:
I’m still waiting for charging infrastructure to actually be rolled out. We’ve got 4 public chargers in a town of over 25k people.
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