Does an electric lease still make sense if you cannot charge at home?

Leasing an EV is usually framed as a straight saving. It can be, but almost all of the saving assumes you charge at home overnight on a cheap tariff.

Without that, the picture shifts. Rapid public charging can cost several times a home overnight rate per kWh, which puts the running cost close to a petrol car, and sometimes above an efficient hybrid.

Where the EV still wins is company car tax. Benefit-in-kind on a full EV remains far below a petrol equivalent, and for a higher-rate taxpayer that difference can be worth more each month than the fuel gap. If you are a company car driver, run the BIK numbers before you rule it out.

If you are leasing personally, cannot charge at home, and drive mostly short urban trips, a full hybrid is often the better answer. Nobody in this industry benefits from telling you that, which is exactly why it is worth saying.