You may be aware that there is a plan (under consultation) to change the London Congestion Charge (CC) so that the 100% discount is only offered to cars that emit less than 75g of CO2 (at present it is 100g). For more info see https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/roads/5503a5b6
If it goes ahead on 1 July, drivers wanting to avoid the CC will no longer be able to purchase a traditional hybrid (e.g. Prius, CT200, CR-Z, etc.) This change should create increased demand for both new and second user cars that comply - which at present is exclusively BEV/PHEV.
In addition, current owners have a 2 year sunset period, so before 29/6/2015 they are likely to be looking for a new or used car that complies.
Hopefully this change will go ahead and IMHO it should help the residual values of the Ampera/Volt (I guess as a lot of used vehicles will migrate to the London commuter belt!)
If it goes ahead on 1 July, drivers wanting to avoid the CC will no longer be able to purchase a traditional hybrid (e.g. Prius, CT200, CR-Z, etc.) This change should create increased demand for both new and second user cars that comply - which at present is exclusively BEV/PHEV.
In addition, current owners have a 2 year sunset period, so before 29/6/2015 they are likely to be looking for a new or used car that complies.
Hopefully this change will go ahead and IMHO it should help the residual values of the Ampera/Volt (I guess as a lot of used vehicles will migrate to the London commuter belt!)