Electric cars: could leasing a used EV help you afford one?

With more secondhand cars available and salary sacrifice schemes offering extra savings, the lease option is taking off

• What kit do you need for an EV and what is the cost?

When Anthony Santos was looking for a car to replace his Audi Q3, a diesel SUV, he felt reluctant about making the switch to an electric car.

I was considering it, but I probably wouldn't have," says Santos, a sales manager at RWinvest, a property investment company in Liverpool. But when he started looking at his options the ability to lease a used electric vehicle (EV) caught his eye.