Worried about the new pay per mile eVED charges for electric cars? Well first off, they’re coming for over two years, but secondly Omoda and Jaecoo have already got your back because they’re giving away 20,000 free miles. Isn’t that generous?
Just to recap, Omoda and Jaecoo are sister brands owned by Chinese carmaker Chery and they launched in the UK in 2025. Jaecoo’s 7 SUV has consistently been in the top 10 bestsellers in 2025 according to the monthly figures released by industry body, the SMMT.
And when we take a closer look the deal isn’t quite as generous as it first seems, but if you happen to have an Omoda or Jaecoo E5 on your shortlist then it’s definitely worth considering.
Basically, if you get an Omoda or Jaecoo E5 from a dealer and sign up for a 48-month finance deal from the company it’ll give you £600 to reduce your monthly payments – the equivalent of 20,000 miles of driving at the government’s proposed charge of 3p per mile. But fair play to Omoda and Jaecoo for being first out of the blocks when it comes to offering an eVED busting special offer to soothe the worries of potential EV drivers.
The Omoda and Jaecoo E5 models share the same engineering underneath the skin, but despite the same name are different in execution. We have a marginal preference for the Omoda E5 based on driving both models, but like we say, only worth factoring in the special offer if you’ve already got one of the cars on your shortlist.
Gary Lan, the enterprising CEO of Omoda & Jaecoo UK, announced the deal on budget day. “Today’s budget introduces a new 3p per mile EV tax from 2028/2029, and we want to make the transition to electric driving as smooth as possible for our customers immediately – not three or four years from now. Our EV Tax Rebate for the Omoda E5 and Jaecoo E5 effectively covers the first few years of this new tax, giving drivers the equivalent of thousands of miles of zero cost motoring.”
Catch up with our 2025 budget coverage here
