How profitable are e-cars really?
If you want to buy an e-car, you often don’t just think about the positive environmental aspect – the purchase can also be worthwhile for your wallet. After all, charging with electricity is cheaper than filling up with petrol or diesel. This is hardly surprising given the extremely high fuel prices, but how much cheaper is an e-car really?
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E-cars cheaper: Stromer save so much at the charging station
If you switch to an electric car, you usually have to pay more than for a comparable combustion engine. But in the long run, the switch should still be worthwhile. Because electric cars are for several reasons the cheaper alternative in the long run.
This is mainly due to the cheaper charging current. Thanks to it, e-cars are particularly worthwhile, as electric drivers can literally save themselves the extreme prices at the pump for petrol and diesel. They have recently climbed to record levels again, and the effect of the tank discount is practically undetectable.
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According to ADAC expert Florian Hördegen, when it comes to saving, where you charge your electricity for the e-car. Public charging stations, for example in the city, are significantly more expensive than charging at home at the household electricity tariff. You can save a lot of money if you also use a photovoltaic system and can thus lower the price per kWh.
The comparison shows how big the differences can be: A diesel from BMW with a consumption of 5 l per 100 km reached the price peak of in March 2022 2.35 euros per liter on pure fuel costs of 11.75 euros for the track. The comparison by SAT.1 Bayern compares the discontinued model BMW i3. The electric car consumes around 15 kWh for 100 km.
For owners of a PV system, a price of 11 cents per kWh is assumed in comparison – unbeatably cheap. So loaded they cost 100 km in the i3 only 1.65 euros and thus currently less than a single liter of diesel. But even without solar power, e-car drivers are much cheaper: At 35 cents per kWh in the household electricity tariff, 100 km with an e-car would come to 5.25 euros – still less than half the fuel costs of a combustion engine.
At the Electricity prices are highest at public charging stations. In this case, driving over 100 km in the i3 costs 7.35 euros for electricity. The comparison of Verivox comes to similar costs.
In addition to charging current: These are the price advantages of electric cars
However, e-cars are not as cheap to maintain as they have been up to now. Not only are fuel prices rising at the moment, energy is becoming much more expensive overall. This also applies to e-cars, in direct comparison they have in terms of charging costs compared to petrol and diesel, they are still much better cards. In addition, other price advantages, such as fewer wearing parts and the GHG quota, benefit e-car drivers.
