Electric Vehicle Running Costs – Part 2

You are going to buy an EV and you want to know how much it’s going to cost to run for the year. Here’s another few models to help you make your choice.

This week we have selected electric vehicles from Skoda, Volvo, Renault, Subaru, Mercedes, BMW and Audi. There are lots to choose from.

A selection of mid-range offerings with battery size, range and energy consumption. Each model of EV could have several variations on offer – including “short range” and “long range” versions of the same vehicle but with different battery sizes.

The larger the battery the more expensive the EV but the greater the driving range.

	Battery Size (kWh)	Range (km)	Energy Consumption (Wh/km)
Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron	52 kWh	295 km	176 Wh/km
Skoda Enyaq Coupe	58 kWh	345 km	168 Wh/km
BMW ix1 XDrive	64.7 kWh	370 km	175 Wh/km
Mercedes EQA 250	66.5 kWh	355 km	187 Wh/km
Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric	67 kWh	335 km	200 Wh/km
Subaru Solterra AWD	71.4 kWh	365 km	196 Wh/km
Volkswagen ID.5 Pro	77 kWh	430 km	179 Wh/km

Table 2 – Electric Vehicle Models and their Average Efficiency

Mid-range EV’s and their Annual running costs

	x Annual Mileage (km)	EV Annual Energy Consumption (kWhrs)	Equivalent Solar PV Energy Production (kWp)
Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron	18,000	3,168	< 4 kWp
Skoda Enyaq Coupe	18,000	3,024	< 4 kWp
BMW ix1 XDrive	18,000	3,150	< 4 kWp
Mercedes EQA 250	18,000	3,366	< 4 kWp
Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric	18,000	3,600	< 4 kWp
Subaru Solterra AWD	18,000	3,528	< 4 kWp
Volkswagen ID.5 Pro	18,000	3,222	< 4 kWp

Table 4 – Amount of Solar PV producing an equal amount of energy as your EV consumes p.a.

Use Solar PV to power your new EV

A small amount of solar PV can produce the equivalent amount of energy as your EV will consume in a year. This means you can (a) ensure your own fuel supply, (b) lock-in your motoring costs for the foreseeable future, and also (c) avoid any future shocks in petrol and diesel prices or supply.

Please Contact Us, when you’re ready to go solar.