Olá bom dia Francisco!kivapin wrote: ↑Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:28 pm Olá Pedro,
I'm also from Portugal and I just ordered a T5 Twin Engine.
I understand your valid concerns about charging points.
In my case it won't be a problem since I'll be able to charge at home every night and my daily commute is about 50 km.
But one of the reasons I chose the hybrid is because the taxes are a lot less, meaning that a T5 hybrid is actually less expensive than a similar T3!
And if you can buy through a company then you get a further 10k euro rebate because the IVA (sales tax) is deductible.
If I understood correctly the combustion engine is similar to the T3 but with 180 hp (plus 82 hp from the electric for a total of 262 hp).
Maybe you're aware of these numbers but I just thought to raise the point because the fiscal part really makes a difference!
Abraço,
Francisco
Yes.. the T5 Twin Engine should be a great car and probably it would make sense to me if I could find free chargers at work! I did not understand your statement regarding the T5 Hybrid being less expensive then the T3 because of the taxes. If I configure a new T3 RD 163cv Geartronic 8 Vel. FWD it will cost 45 098 € (just base - no extras). So the taxes for this specific model here in Portugal are ISV 2 855 €. If I then select a T5 RD Twin Engine 262cv Geartronic 7 Vel. FWD it will cost 50 823 € (just base - no extras). Sure, the taxes will be just 410€ for the hybrid but the base price is very different. It's a 5K difference. How do you say the T5 hybrid will be cheaper here in PT? 5000€ in petrol for less than 10k Km/year.. it's a lot of petrol!
In my understanding the "help" our government give us to push us into buying low emissions cars it's around 3k but only for 100% EV cars - not plug-in Hybrids (please do correct me if i'm wrong). The "help" it's the low ISV tax when you buy the car - which is great - i'm not complaining but not really enough to push me into buying such an expensive car just to.. save on fuel!
I'm do not own a company so I do not get Tax rebates. I'm sure that would be the exception.. not the rule.
Thanks Francisco and good luck with your new car!