But that’s not what you said. You said
That is not your insurer saying they will reduce your premiums by 7%, it is you assuming they will. The two aren’t necessarily the same thing.
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OK I get it now. I do think, however, that is rather splitting hairs.Perhaps that is why you adopted your avatar name. 
It was just what I thought was a humorous reply to a post, as insurance people are not known for their generosity 
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As I read the letter that I received, the reduction started in January 2024 and lasts for a period of two years. No new law has been introduced for 2025 registrations.
I copy the letter I received below. I wonder if anyone else has received similar.
Paris La Défense, le 1er février 2024
Objet : la taxe sur l’assurance des véhicules électriques a évolué
HYUNDAI KONA
Vous assurez votre (vos) véhicule(s) 100% électrique(s) chez Allianz et nous vous en remercions.
La loi de finances pour 2024 avait mis en place un nouveau dispositif d’exonération partielle et temporaire de la Taxe Spéciale sur les Conventions d’Assurance (TSCA) applicable depuis le 1er janvier 2024.
A ce titre, vous bénéficiez d’une exonération de 75% de la TSCA pendant 24 mois à condition que le(s) véhicule(s) assuré(s) pour la première fois depuis l’émission de son (leurs) certificat(s) d’immatriculation.
Vos cotisations tiennent compte de cette exonération depuis le mois de décembre 2024.
Nous vous remboursons prochainement le montant de taxe trop perçu en 2024. Ce remboursement s’effectuera sous forme d’un virement si vous avez opté pour le prélèvement ou via une lettre chèque.
Avec toute notre attention,
Votre service clients
Sorry HB my sense of humour must have slipped a little. I share your enthusiasm for the integrity of insurance companies.
Hi all! Got back to the States yesterday from my 2-week scouting trip, and I rented a Renault MeganE EV from Europcar. It was a great car - but too wide for my comfort driving in France on the narrow roads and tight parking spots in so many towns. My Ioniq 5 EV is wider than that, so it was additional confirmation to NOT bring my car with me and sell it here. I put over 2550 kms on that baby over 14 days. And now I feel I am a “B2 level” in navigating EV charging options!
It’s probably wise not to bring a US specification car over anyway, it’s a ticket to a world of pain to try to get it registered.
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I have to wonder why you would make Pedo Guy a fellow of the Royal Society, have they lost their collective marbles? The good news is thay want to remove him now subject to a vote.
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Navel gazing. Let’s set up an inquiry, or have a meeting, or just faf about until we don’t actually have to make a difficult decision.
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If that’s a difficult decision then there is little hope for the future
Bloke getting too big for his boots and interfering where he has no right nor experience. Time he was taken down a peg or three and hit in the pocket by boycotting his sh**y vehicles.
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This is one for @Roger_Lapin We’re considering getting rid of one of our oil burners and going EV for local (ish) use. I’ve got a test drive booked Monday morning in the new R5e and if it goes ok looking at a 3 year LLD option on the mid-range (techno?) model. I know you’ve had yours for a few months now, anything in particular I need to look out for, ask about etc?
Was quite surprised to see charging cables as optional and expensive extras, bit like buying an ICE without a filler cap😬
We’re very happy with the car Mark. We wanted a green one so we got the 150BHP, 50kW Techno and added the Pack Hiver and the Pack Advanced Driving Assist which are standard on the top model, Iconic Cinq, but it doesn’t come in green. If you’re not going to do much autoroute stuff the Advanced Driving Pack with adaptive cruse control is possibly overkill, and the Parking Pack would do. We didn’t go for the Harman Kardon speakers, we had them in another marque and never noticed any difference, apart from the spare wheel being replaced with a bloody great woofer.
We got the Five because our primary car is a bit too wide for comfort on local roads and with local harebrained driving habits. The Five is going to be perfect for pottering around the locality or even 80 to 100km runs. I’m very happy with the build quality, the interior quality, the dashboard, controls and infotainment system. It’s also very nippy and handles well too. Renault have invested in the rear suspension, it’s multilink which is rare in a car of this size. It’s a cheerful car that’s safe and fun to drive.
The only downside I can think of is that the rear seats are a bit squidged, but I don’t think that’s really a problem and the boot is quite generous. Which I guess is the designers trade off. With the back seats down we brought a ton of stuff, two new duvets, eight pillows, linen for four beds, two wheelie bags, presents, paperwork and four family sized boxes each of Shredded Wheat and Weetabix (don’t ask) back with us last week.
The one thing I would mention is she is IMO a car primarily for local use, not very long journeys. I’d be happy buzzing down to Nice and back (140km) but not to Milan to see my BIL, for example. Driving her to Cherbourg was definitely a bridge too far. Though an adventure, which is hard to find motoring these days.
There’s nothing wrong with the Five itself, it is just IMO a 50kW battery makes trips over three or so hours hard work. Nowadays we usually break the 1,200km Cherbourg trip into three chunks of 400ish, depending where we’re overnighting. With our other cars 80kW battery and 200kWh charging speed the run is the same as it would be with an ICE, but a 50kW battery added two hours to each of those chunks. I’m knackered 
So bottom line, I highly recommend the Five, we’re very pleased with her and I don’t think there’s a better all round choice in the segment. And it’s made in France 
Forgot about the cables She comes with the standard cable you’d use to plug into a home charger. These are also used in many public “non high speed” chargers in car parks, Lidl etc. So. it’s the one you keep in the boot and use at home. High speed public chargers have their own cables. So, if I remember correctly it is the cable to plug into a domestoic socket that’s an extra. We didn’t buy it because the other EV came with one and we have a wallbox anyway. The adapter to charge stuff from the car we skipped as well.
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Thanks John, just what we needed to hear. I don’t think we’ll go for the 150 hp (€350 ish/month) but the 120/40kw probably in yellow. I don’t know how tall you are, but I’m 1.87 so I’m hoping drivers seat goes back enough, not too worried about back seat space, I’m unlikely ever to go in it. I’m keeping the rangie for now for longer distance stuff so it would only have limited autoroute use but I can envisage taking a R5 to London ulez (now £17.50 day) to see family.
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Just saw one in yellow swinging around a roundabout. It looked great.
I’m 5’ 11” and certainly have loads of room, and I could push the seat back more if I needed to.
I think 40kW will be fine and 120bhp is more than enough and probably uses less energy.
Bon route
BTW, I just checked and we covered 4,700km in her since December 10th. So she’s had a good shakedown with no faults.
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Certainly wouldn’t get lost in a car park 
. Quoted range for the 40 kw is just over 300 km, even if its only 200 its enough for door to door France to south London.
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There are high speed chargers in most service areas now. A quick stop will add 100km.
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Going to be a steep learning curve.
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Yes, but fun too.
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