Who of you out there have done big distances on electric. I’m interested in finding out true running costs over bigger distances, excluding finance and depreciation.
I’m at 100,000 kms (62,000 miles) and my repairs and maintenance bill stands at £1800 (one windshield and 4 tyres). I’ve spent £521 on charging (excluding a bit of supercharging) so that puts me at £2321, or 2.3 pence per km, or 3.7 pence per mile. Seeing that charging is very variable and obscures the R&M side of things, R&M comes in at 1.8 pence per km, or 2.9 pence per mile. Model is a Tesla Model 3 standard on a LFP pack. I do have the feeling it might need some suspension work soon as there is a bit of creaking from the front suspension.
I average 230Wh/m with the cruise control pegged at 72mph. I can charge cheaply at home but half the mileage tends to be on a Supercharger or rapid charger at a hotel, which bumps the cost up a lot.
For July I charged 413kWh which cost £90. Works out at 6p/mile on average. Repairs and maintenance for me are included in the salary sacrifice lease so it’s difficult to extrapolate this to a take home figure. I have the EV for the moral high ground and the fact that it’s infinitely better to drive than my old dinosaur-juice powered Volvo.
I'm probably averaging 5.5m/kWh over the time I've owned the EV. 🤔
Sometimes a KW costs me less than 0p, sometimes more than 0p.
Wear and tear costs have been minimal.
Insurance is up in cost compared to my ice.
Ved is up but down compared to the ice.
When I drive to the shops I can get 999m/kWh. When I drive back 4m/kWh.
If only my EV trips were all downhill 😉😭
Etc.
I've got 195000 kms on a Nissan Leaf. DOn't have exact numbers but it's been dirt cheap to run, even including changing tyres, bit of work on the suspenstion etc. Zero car tax , parking was free, now 1/2 price, reduced road tolls, and vas majority of charging done at home.
Just recently bought an 85000miles EV6.
Battery health was 96% on purchase and range still between 310-320miles when 100% charged over recent weather.
First 1000miles have been fault free and averaging 4.3m/kWh.
Will update if/when issues arise.
I'm on 88k miles in my Ioniq 38. Range is still the same as the new one we had on lease a few years ago, around 210 miles now and 180 in winter. The long term average since we had it 17 month and 16k miles ago is 4.9 miles/kWh. It had some new tyres at the time and the fronts look like they're about half worn after 16k which isn't amazing but it's not bad. Servicing is either £70 or £140 at the main dealer, with the exception of the four-yearly coolant change which is £460.
