Ampera from £29k after grant

WooDz wrote:

So the Ampera in the long run will no doubt end up being cheaper to own in respect of all costs involved; insurance, fuel, tax, and initial cost.

I must disagree. The Ampera is twice the price of its competitor the Astra. the £5k grant is limited to a few thousand cars only. For a company car the employee will save on tax costs by choosing an Ampera but why would an employer care about that. The only thing an employer will look at is the lease/purchase cost over the three years or so the company has to pay for. What effect will the employee having to recharge the battery overnight, at the employees expense, against the company saving on paying for the employees fuel have on the decision to buy an Ampera or similar plug in hybrid car. Who knows? It will be interesting to see how this pans out over the next few years.

WooDz wrote:

the average private owner will be left driving ex-fleet vehicles with used batteries which may cost up to £8000 to replace.

The Nissan Leaf battery costs Nissan $18000 currently, I have not seen any figures as to what Nissan intends charging for replacement batteries or any numbers from GM for the Ampera's battery replacement.