Business contract hire on the fully electric Lotus Eletre and Lotus Emeya can be a highly tax‑efficient way for UK companies to run premium zero‑emission vehicles while preserving cash flow and benefiting from lower company car tax.
Why choose Lotus for your business?
- The Lotus Eletre (hyper‑SUV) and Lotus Emeya (electric GT) offer zero tailpipe emissions (CO2 0g/km), high performance and premium brand appeal, making them ideal for senior employees and directors.
- As they are both electric cars, they benefit from significantly lower Benefit‑in‑Kind (BIK) rates than comparable petrol or diesel performance cars, reducing company car tax for drivers.
Lotus Eletre highlights
- Packing power and performance: Dual‑motor all‑wheel drive with around 603 hp in Eletre/Eletre S and up to about 905 hp in the Eletre R, giving 0–62 mph from roughly 4.5 seconds down to about 2.95 seconds in the R.
- Battery and range: Large battery of around 108–112 kWh usable, with official WLTP range figures of up to about 373 miles on certain versions and around 250–310 miles on the highest‑performance variants.
- Charging and tech: 800‑volt architecture with DC rapid charging that can take the battery from about 10–80% in around 20 minutes on a high‑power charger, plus features such as active air suspension, drive modes, matrix LED headlights and advanced driver‑assistance systems.
Lotus Emeya highlights
- Packing power and performance: The Emeya is a low‑slung electric GT using similar dual‑motor hardware to the Eletre, with launch versions quoted at more than 600 hp and high‑performance variants climbing towards 900 hp, delivering supercar‑rivaling 0–62 mph times (around the low‑3‑second bracket on flagship models.
- Battery and range: Shares a large‑capacity battery pack and 800‑volt tech, offering competitive long‑distance range with figures quoted in the region of 300 miles WLTP depending on specification and wheels.
- GT‑focused features: Emphasises a lower driving position, refined cabin and grand‑touring comfort while still offering adaptive suspension, advanced infotainment, premium audio and comprehensive safety and assistance systems suited to executive business use.
Why lease through Every Vehicle Lease?
- Every Vehicle Lease has negotiated superb Lotus business leasing terms on both Eletre and Emeya, with contracts available to businesses anywhere in the UK.
- As members of the BVRLA, Every Vehicle Lease follows an established industry code of conduct, giving your business reassurance on transparency, treating customers fairly and complaint handling.
- Our market leading funders include Lex Autolease, ARVAL, Novuna, Santander so along with our discount terms we can offer market leading contract hire rentals.
Key tax advantages of business contract hire
- Leasing allowance and corporation tax: Monthly rentals are usually treated as a deductible business expense, helping reduce taxable profits (subject to your accountant’s advice and prevailing HMRC rules)
- AT reclaim: Most VAT‑registered businesses can typically reclaim 50% of the VAT on the finance element and up to 100% on the maintenance element of a business contract hire rental where there is private use, again subject to HMRC rules.
Lotus Offers
- Get in touch today if you are in the UK and looking market leading rentals on either of these cars, we can provide you the company car tax and source cars that are available for quick delivery or order a factory order. Tel 028 9693 6363 and speak to Paul or email sales@everyvehiclelease.co.uk