#136 Salary Sacrifice EVs, Charging Myths (with Fleet Evolution’s Andrew Leech) #ElectricCars

#136 Salary Sacrifice EVs, Charging Myths (with Fleet Evolution’s Andrew Leech) #ElectricCars

February 13, 2026 · 1h 20m · Season 1 · Episode 136

About this episode

The episode features an unedited discussion with Andrew Leech about salary sacrifice EV schemes and common misconceptions surrounding electric vehicles.

Unedited chat with Andrew Leech (Fleet Evolution) breaking down salary sacrifice EV schemes, real-world charging costs, used EV batteries, government policy whiplash, and the biggest misconceptions stopping people going electric — plus a detour into driverless cars in Austin and a quick-fire cup of random questions.Sponsored by De Medici Associates, Right at Home Medway, Clearwater Kent, James Howard PT, Cherrywood Productions, Hindsight Directory, and Snugdubs Camper Van Hire.#ElectricVehicles #SalarySacrifice #UKBusiness0:00 Expectation-setting (nothing edited) + show intro0:24 Meet Andrew Leech (Fleet Evolution) + how you found Cherrywood via Pride in Medway / solar research1:56 Sponsor block (De Medici, Right at Home Medway, Clearwater Kent, James Howard PT)3:14 What Fleet Evolution actually does (salary sacrifice EVs)4:03 Has “the budget” messed you up? Policy inconsistency + why it matters7:11 EV prices vs diesel + why the gap is shrinking8:04 Buying an 8-year-old Nissan Leaf for ~£5k + real battery health talk10:54 Battery replacement reality + early-market issues11:11 Why Andrew doesn’t like Teslas (as a “car” experience)13:09 2030 → 2035 shift + charging-at-home divide…

Sponsors

De Medici Associates, Right at Home Medway, Clearwater Kent, James Howard PT, Cherrywood Productions, Hindsight Directory, Snugdubs Camper Van Hire

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