EV lease deals in Los Angeles this month

EVs we can quote, with or without a published offer

• Lexus: RZ, ES 350e → Lexus lease deals

• BMW: i4, i5, i7, iX → BMW lease deals

• Audi: Q4 e-tron, Q6 e-tron, Q8 e-tron, e-tron GT

• Mercedes-Benz: EQB, EQE, EQS → Mercedes-Benz EQB

• Cadillac: Optiq, Lyriq, Vistiq, Escalade IQ → Cadillac Optiq lease deals, Cadillac Lyriq lease deals, Cadillac lease deals

• Chevrolet: Equinox EV, Blazer EV, Silverado EV; GMC: Hummer EV

• Hyundai: Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6; Kia: EV6, EV9, Niro EV; Genesis: GV60

• Toyota: bZ; Subaru: Solterra; Honda: Prologue; Acura: ZDX

• Ford: Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning; Volkswagen: ID.4

• Anything else: any make, any model, quoted per car.

Is the $7,500 EV credit still on leases?

No. That is one reason advertised EV lease payments rose across the market this year. What remains are the manufacturers' and lenders' own incentives, which change monthly and are already inside the payments above. When you ask for a quote we list the incentives that apply to you, shown on the quote.

EV lease deals with $0 down

Ask for the same car at $0 down and we quote it: the drive-off spreads across the term, so the payment rises; the exact amount is on the written quote. The total over the lease is a little lower with money down, and the risk if the car is written off early is lower with none; which you choose depends on cash flow.

How to compare electric cars on a lease

Line the quotes up on the same term, mileage and drive-off, then compare four things a gas car never makes you think about.

Range as you will drive it. Use the EPA figure, not the headline, and check the wheel size, because bigger wheels cut range. On the Lexus RZ, lexus.com lists a manufacturer-estimated 301 miles for the 350e on 18-inch wheels and 229 for the 550e F SPORT on 20-inch wheels; the ES 350e is EPA-rated at 307 miles. Cold mornings and freeway speeds take more off. A car that covers your worst week with margin is the right size; one that covers your average day is not.

Where it charges at night. A 240-volt outlet or wall charger at home is what makes an EV cheap to run; public fast charging is the backup, not the plan. If you rent or live under an HOA, California law is on your side; the rules, the overnight utility rates and the charger rebates are in our guide to leasing an EV in California. Check the port too. The Lexus RZ and the electric ES use a NACS port, and the ES ships with a CCS adapter; other makes vary, so ask which networks the car uses without an adapter.

The number at the end. The lender fixes the car's end-of-lease value when you sign and carries the loss if used EV prices fall, which is the main reason to lease an EV rather than buy one. Two lenders can set that number differently on similar cars, so two quotes with the same monthly payment can cost different amounts over the term. Compare the total of payments plus drive-off, and the purchase-option price, not the monthly alone.

Incentives, by name. The federal credit is gone from leases. What California still offers, and which brands take part, is in the guide. Ask for each incentive by name on the quote and confirm it is still open the day you sign; programs open and close month to month.

Five things to know before you lease an EV

Where the car will charge most nights. How many miles a typical day runs, with detours. How often you drive more than 200 miles round trip. What you drive if the EV is charging and you have to leave now. How the charging stops fall on the long trip you take most. If all five have clean answers, an EV lease fits. If the answer on charging is "usually," a plug-in hybrid such as the NX 450h+ or RX 450h+ on this page covers the gap and runs as a normal hybrid when the battery is flat. If it is "sometimes," a hybrid is the safer lease.

How EV lease deals through 021 work

Tell us the car and the trim. Several dealers quote it at once, we write the best whole deal with our fee shown on the written quote, you approve one number, and the car is delivered to your door anywhere in California. For an EV in stock that is usually under 48 hours. We tell you which incentives you qualify for, by name, before you sign.