At what electricity price does EV energy cost match petrol?
A fuel-only comparison can be solved with your own prices and consumption. It is narrower than comparing total ownership costs.
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The answer
Equate cost over the same distance
In a hypothetical example, petrol use of 6 litres/100 km at 1.60 per litre costs 9.60/100 km. If the EV purchases 20 kWh/100 km, energy-cost parity is 9.60 ÷ 20 = 0.48 per kWh. Fees, purchase price, servicing, insurance and depreciation are outside this calculation.
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