Operating Costs EV vs. ICE Vehicle

Energy Costs per 100 km

Electric Car

• Consumption: 15–20 kWh / 100 km
• Charging at home: approx. 30–35 ct/kWh
  → 4.50–7 € / 100 km
• Public / Fast charging: 45–70 ct/kWh
  → 7–14 € / 100 km

Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Vehicle

• Petrol: ~1.80–1.90 €/l
• Consumption: 6–7 l / 100 km
  → 11–13 € / 100 km
• Diesel similar or slightly lower

If you mainly charge at home or at your employer, electricity is almost always cheaper.

Maintenance & Wear – the EV always comes out on top here

EVs have:

•  no oil
• no timing belt
• no clutch
• no exhaust
• no gearbox in the traditional sense

Result:

• 30–50% lower maintenance costs
• Brakes last longer (recuperation!)
• Fewer workshop visits

Many EV drivers pay only 150–300 € for maintenance per year, ICE vehicles often 500–900 €.

Tax & Insurance (Germany)

• Vehicle Tax:
   0 € until at least 2030 for pure EVs
• Company Car:
• 0.25% rule up to 60,000 €
• Insurance:
• mostly similar, sometimes even cheaper
• BUT: minor damages can be more expensive (sensors)

Example Calculation (15,000 km/year)

ICE Vehicle

• Fuel: ~1,800 €
• Maintenance: ~600 €
• Tax: ~150 €
   ≈ 2,550 € / year

 EV (70% charged at home)

• Electricity: ~600–800 €
• Maintenance: ~250 €
• Tax: 0 €
   ≈ 900–1,050 € / year

 Savings: ~1,500 € per year
 over 5 years: 7,000–8,000 €