The Toyoto Prius hybrid — once said to have the “soul of a milk-float in the body of a car” — has been a familiar sight on the school run for more than a decade.
But electric cars, rather than hybrids, are set to become even more widespread with tax breaks dubbed the “free-car bonus”. Accountants have reported a flood of small business owners desperate to know whether they can buy an electric car for personal use — and save thousands of pounds in the process.