Your Definitive Guide to the new Skoda Enyaq - the perfect EV for directors of a Funeral Business?

Directors of a Funeral Business? - Is the new Skoda Enyaq your perfect EV

The electric vehicle transition received a small knock this month (January 2025, with the BT Group confirming on BBC that their plans to convert their iconic green boxes into EV charging facilities are being abandoned.

The familiar green boxes have been used as telephone and broadband cable housing units, but with changes across the UK due to internet and underground resources, there was a plan in January 2024 to repurpose these boxes into EV charge points.

However, the BT Group have decided not to pursue this agenda, instead focusing on improving WI-FI across the UK. With up to 60,000 potential boxes to be converted, there was an expectation that this could help address the Government’s targets of 300,000 charge points by 2030 (which coincides with the 80% zero-emission ZEV Mandate requirements).

Confidence will always be a key facet for helping UK customers to make the move from combustion to battery technology. Many obstacles are purported to exist, with availability of charging locations being one. While most customers will have off-road parking, and therefore access to a domestic charge point, this is not the case unilaterally. For UK citizens in apartments and terraced houses, there are clearly elements which need addressing as part of the green transition. Solutions like this one would have offered some respite.

Regardless, there is very much a “move forward” attitude from the Government, with the DfT confirming that it is pleased with EV infrastructure developments across the UK. Our partners at Zap Map have already produced a comprehensive guide to EV charging in the UK - which sets out some of the formidable investment which has been made into this area of the market.  As at Decemebr 2024, we are blessed with nearly 74,000 devices in just over 37,000 locations

Management / directors in successful funeral and bereavement services will almost certainly be reviewing and analysing their company car fleets. Even their hearse and limousine ranges. One local business to e-car, Coleman Milne , are now producing a clean and energy efficient ceremonial fleet.

With the Ford Mach-E as the donor vehicle, the Westhoughton group are creating a more environmentally sound choice for funeral businesses to offer to their customers. With comprehensive charging, robust range and sizeable performance, a pure electric burial service is now a thing of the present. But it isn’t just the active fleet which will be moving to battery vehicles; the area managers and senior management will be addressing their company car fleet.

Diesel is dead in the company car market.

Well this would be the opinion based on the volume of EV enquiries vs combustion enquiries when it comes to business vehicles. For a limited company, with a decent accountant, there will now be proactive advice suggesting that zero-emission vehicles are purchased or leased via the company.

This is not just a green policy and environmental consideration; the financial arguments are now far too great to ignore. When you buy an electric car (with 0g/km of CO2) the company can offset 100% of the cost against Corporation Tax (currently 25%). This also includes Hire Purchase and Contract Purchase. For an operating lease, which includes contract hire, the company will offset the monthly rental it makes against tax. As a VAT  registered business, you can reclaim 50% of the VAT on the finance aspect and 100% on the maintenance. With more polluting vehicles, there is an 85% restriction on both the allowable rental and VAT.

For the Funeral Business employee, the beneficial BiK position on a pure EV is truly too good to miss

For an outbound sales team within the funeral business, or even for the senior leadership, the allure of a company car helps staff retention and job satisfaction.

However, with the UK’s tax legislation very much a punitive approach towards emissions and pollution, some drivers have felt under pressure to opt-out and use cash for car type schemes instead. Since 2020, the UK Government recognised that much needed to change in this approach and so a big decision was reached to allow much lower BiK on those cars with zero emissions (shown as g/km).

The Skoda Enyaq is currently one of the most popular electric SUVs and crossovers to lease in the segment

The end result is that company car drivers in battery options like the new Skoda Enyaq Estate, are enjoying nominal tax bills. When you consider savings of literally hundreds of pounds per month, this soon attunes the mind of most fleet drivers.

While there have been arguments about EVs being too expensive or impractical, much of this has been dispelled with a litany of cost-effective and functional EVs. The Skoda Enyaq is currently one of the most popular SUVs and crossovers to lease in the segment but, from March 2025, UK drivers will be able to enjoy a new and upgraded model. If you head to the Skoda website you can start to build and pre-order your new Enyaq estate ready for the 75 plate! As at today you can choose between :

•  SEL - from £39,000 this includes electric boot with virtual pedal, heated front seats and steering wheel, wireless charging, 3-zone climate control, keyless entry and walk-away locking, 19” alloys, privacy class, LED headlights, heat-insulated glass, LED ambient lighting inside, rear view camera, front/rear parking sensors, speed assist, blind spot detection, navigation and 13” touchscreen;

• Edition - from £40,000 this adds Matrix LED headlights, rear animated indicators and electric driver’s seat with massage; and
• Sportline - from £48,750 this adds HUD, area view camera, CANTIN sound system, sports suspension, boot net, 20” alloys, aluminium pedals, 3-spoke steering wheel and SportLine trim.

How will the new 2025 Enyaq Estate perform? Is it a good EV

•  Enyaq 60 - this RWD SUV will have a 59 kWh usable battery which will offer 0 – 62 times of 8.1 seconds, 99 mph top speeds and 150 kW (or 201hp). Expect a combined winter range of 185 miles with warmer weather allowing for 255 miles – a 220 mile combined. On charging, the 11kW AC max will allow 6 hour and 30 min 0 – 100% charging times with the 165 kW DC maximum allowing 25 minute 10 – 80% times. A cargo volume of 585L is available with this car. It has a vehicle fuel equivalent of 151 mpg. You can tow 750kg (Unbraked) and 1000kg (Braked). It also has no V2L or V2G capabilities (but V2H and V2G has been rumoured to be available with the new Enyaq). The Heat Pump is available as an optional extra;
•  Enyaq 85 - this RWD SUV will have a 77 kWh usable battery which will offer 0 – 62 times of 6.7 seconds, 112 mph top speeds and 210 kW (or 282hp). Expect a combined winter range of 240 miles with warmer weather allowing for 325 miles – a 285 mile combined. On charging, the 11kW AC max will allow 6 hour and 30 min 0 – 100% charging times with the 175 kW DC maximum allowing 28 minute 10 – 80% times. A cargo volume of 585L is available with this car. It has a vehicle fuel equivalent of 150 mpg. You can tow 750kg (Unbraked) and 1000kg (Braked). It also has no V2L or V2G capabilities. The Heat Pump is available as an optional extra; and 

•  Enyaq 85X - this RWD SUV will have a 77 kWh usable battery which will offer 0 – 62 times of 6.7 seconds, 112 mph top speeds and 210 kW (or 282hp). Expect a combined winter range of 235 miles with warmer weather allowing for 325 miles – a 280 mile combined. On charging, the 11kW AC max will allow 6 hour and 30 min 0 – 100% charging times with the 175 kW DC maximum allowing 28 minute 10 – 80% times. A cargo volume of 585L is available with this car. It has a vehicle fuel equivalent of 147 mpg. You can tow 750kg (Unbraked) and 1200kg (Braked). It also has no V2L or V2G capabilities. The Heat Pump is available as an optional extra.

Want to know more about going into the Skoda SUV electric car lease in 2025?

Either head to the Skoda manufacturer to pre-order yours today or head to our designated  Skoda Enyaq  section and speak to the electric experts at e-car.

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