as the title says, just test drove a model Y and about to order, I know I will need to instal a home charger but what are the costs to 'fill it up' - I suspect my electricity charge will be around 21p per KW from April - my maths tells me that about £16 to charge battery from empty to full and therefore get hopefully 300miles for that. I understand temperature etc will effect range but just trying to work our potential savings switching from ICE ?
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about to order Model Y please help re cost
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Jason71
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You might get 300 on a gentle drive in summer but work on 270 average since you will no doubt do some short journeys in winter as well.also add 30% for charger loss preheat etc which would be £21 for 270 miles or 7.7p per .mile
Most ev owners use off-peak rates though like octopus go.i pay 4.5p per Kwh to charge. You won't get that now and neither will I soon but they still do 7.5p if you can get on at all.
Most ev owners use off-peak rates though like octopus go.i pay 4.5p per Kwh to charge. You won't get that now and neither will I soon but they still do 7.5p if you can get on at all.
kelvin 660
White SR+ with LFP battery
You calculation is flawed because it doesn't take into account charging losses. For example my car has averaged 265 wh/mile but has consumed 1470 kwh over 4311 miles driven = 341 wh/m.
So at 21p/kw it would cost 7.1p/mile driven and not 265 wh/mile x .21p = 5.6p/mile using your calculation.
For reference, a petrol car that does 45 mpg costs ~14p/mile to run and my car using Octopus GO cost 1.7p/mile...
So at 21p/kw it would cost 7.1p/mile driven and not 265 wh/mile x .21p = 5.6p/mile using your calculation.
For reference, a petrol car that does 45 mpg costs ~14p/mile to run and my car using Octopus GO cost 1.7p/mile...
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I would also get an insurance quote as I found this wiped out any savings I had been predicting.
Fair advice - but when you consider the servicing costs (or lack of) compared to an ICE car, i'd say it negates any increase in insurance premium.
well, i did similar maths before ordering.
Nissan Qashqai with 1.3l petrol engine.
to fill my tank it cost, currently, ~70 gbp. With this amount of cash splashed I can make ~550 miles on motorway if I am lucky (so 13p per mile) or 350 on mix urban/sub-urban (so 20p per mile).
If I need to charge 70 kWh with expensive (aghm) average tariff of 20p per kWh, then it cost 14 GBP.
If I can make 200 miles - it is 7 p per mile
If I can make 250 miles - it is 5.6 p per mile
If I can make 300 miles - it is 4.6 p per mile
This figure does not take into account any free electricity you can get at work or at some other places, nor it takes SC into account. But 20p is kinda expensive tariff (oh the times we live in....)
So to conclude:
- petrol: between 13 and 20p per mile
- EV: between <4.6 and 7 p per mile
- cost per miles in EV can be even lower if you can charge cheaper than 20p per kWh
Nissan Qashqai with 1.3l petrol engine.
to fill my tank it cost, currently, ~70 gbp. With this amount of cash splashed I can make ~550 miles on motorway if I am lucky (so 13p per mile) or 350 on mix urban/sub-urban (so 20p per mile).
If I need to charge 70 kWh with expensive (aghm) average tariff of 20p per kWh, then it cost 14 GBP.
If I can make 200 miles - it is 7 p per mile
If I can make 250 miles - it is 5.6 p per mile
If I can make 300 miles - it is 4.6 p per mile
This figure does not take into account any free electricity you can get at work or at some other places, nor it takes SC into account. But 20p is kinda expensive tariff (oh the times we live in....)
So to conclude:
- petrol: between 13 and 20p per mile
- EV: between <4.6 and 7 p per mile
- cost per miles in EV can be even lower if you can charge cheaper than 20p per kWh
Campi
Member
thanks all, ive ordered and expect delivery in March ! - already factored in Insurance costs and will now look at on off peak energy deal to help - any other tips for a first time EV driver welcomed ...
its got to be cheaper than my landrover its replacing ?
its got to be cheaper than my landrover its replacing ?
HenryT
Active Member
The saving on the road tax alone will pay for a lot of your annual mileage.
great forum and thanks again for help - Yessuz agree hate paying the extra £335 tax each year !- also i have ordered the tessla home charger V3 - any idea on cost to fit, i have a garage and drive and the electric meter is on an external wall in the garage so assume its not a difficult job ?
Reading the winter '22 'Investment Times' from Hargreaves lansdown, and in-particular the very depressing article 'What Resource Scarcity' will be under no illusion that future pricing on Fossil Fuels will only go northwards as pressure builds to keep them safely in the ground. Sure, the cost of all enery is set to rise, but fossil fuels will be especially badly hit.
Spanish
Remember I have an S so 300 miles for £26 and if that goes up 45%...
It's a shame that it's 50 miles to my nearest free lifetime supercharger
