AUSTRALIAN EV CHARGING COSTS CHECKED 22 OCT 2026 · EDITABLE ESTIMATES
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YOUR CAR. YOUR RATE. YOUR RUNNING COST.

What will your EV
cost to charge?

Put a number on the weekly drive.
Start with your car. Make the rates yours.

25 verified configurations. Release years are shown; these are not all current model-year variants.

YOUR ELECTRICITY COSTHOME CHARGING
$12.67a week
5.1cper kilometre
$659.10per 52 weeks

You save $25.76 a week vs petrol at these rates.

Energy only. Excludes vehicle purchase, servicing, charger installation and your existing daily electricity supply charge.

02 WHERE YOU CHARGE

2026–27 Ausgrid residential flat-rate DMO cap. Edit to match your bill.

03 YOUR WEEKLY DRIVE

250 km, 7.5 L/100 km and 205c/L are example inputs. Replace them with your own.

Adjust energy use

Certified figures are a comparison baseline. The allowance is your optional adjustment for real conditions. We do not automatically add another charging-loss factor. See the method.

The same drive.
Different electricity costs.

All three scenarios use your selected car and weekly kilometres. Solar and public rates below are editable examples.

CHARGING SCENARIOPER WEEK

This compares charging energy costs only. A cheaper EV rate may come with higher supply or daytime charges. Check the cost of your whole household bill before changing plans.

Every input.
Out in the open.

Source checked 22 October 2026.
Your edited values are marked as your input.

Vehicle energy use
153 Wh/kmGreen Vehicle Guide ↗Certified laboratory figure · 2025
Electricity rate
33.1372c/kWhAER published tariff cap ↗Ausgrid NSW · 2026–27 · includes GST
Weekly electricity
38.25 kWhEnergy use × distance, with your extra allowance.
Petrol comparison
$38.44 / weekYour scenario: 7.5 L/100 km at 205c/L.
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