AUSTRALIAN EV CHARGING CALCULATOR

What will your EV
cost to charge?

Our Model Y example costs $12.67 a week. Enter your car and electricity rate.

01 YOUR ELECTRIC CAR

55 sourced configurations. Search by make or model. Release or source years shown.

Car specifications

Battery capacity
Maximum AC / DC
10% to 100% charge: A 90% top-up. Battery energy valued at your selected mix of rates, before additional metered charging losses and session fees.
Range equivalent per $10
10% to 80% DC minimum: Ideal minimum at constant maximum power. Actual sessions take longer.
Advertised purchase price: Price source

Estimate charging time with manual or verified battery inputs.

YOUR ELECTRICITY COSTHOME CHARGING

$12.67a week

5.1cper kilometre

$659.10per 52 weeks

You save $32.10 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

StateDistribution zone

Your home rate c/kWh, including GST

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

Time-of-use charging

Off-peak hours

Off-peak rate c/kWhHome charging in that window %

Your entered window and rates. Compare the whole household bill before switching plans.

03 YOUR WEEKLY DRIVEDistance each week km

Petrol comparison

Petrol car consumption L/100 kmPetrol price c/litre

250 km and 7.5 L/100 km are editable example inputs.

Sydney daily petrol average: 238.8c/L, observed 21 October 2026. A capital-city proxy, not a statewide or live price. Edit to match your local price. ACCC report, Table 3

Adjust energy use

Energy consumption Wh/kmExtra energy allowance %

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.

Compare two cars

Compare your selected car with

Uses your weekly kilometres and charging mix. Five-year totals include energy only. Purchase prices are compared only on the same basis.

Price a trip

Trip distance kmStarting charge %, reserve is 10%

Public network rate

Uses your charging mix and certified consumption. Stop count assumes a 10% arrival reserve and recharging to 80%. Route and charger availability require separate planning.

JavaScript is off. The result above is a worked example: 2025 Tesla Model Y RWD, Ausgrid NSW at 33.1c/kWh (displayed to one decimal), 250 km/week, 153 Wh/km. Interactive changes need JavaScript.

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.

One drive.
Eight reference rates.

Fixed worked example: 2025 Tesla Model Y RWD, 250 km/week. These bars do not change with your inputs above.

Ausgrid, CitiPower, Energex and SA Power Networks; Synergy/Horizon, Aurora Tariff 32, ActewAGL Home and Jacana Standard Residential. Other zones and plans differ. See the complete state comparison and sources.

Every input.
Out in the open.

Each input retains its source date.
Your edited values are marked as your input.

Vehicle energy use: 153 Wh/kmGreen Vehicle Guide Certified laboratory figure · 2025
Electricity rate: 33.1c/kWhAER published tariff cap Ausgrid NSW · 2026-27 · includes GST
Weekly electricity: 38.25 kWhEnergy use × distance, with your extra allowance.
Petrol comparison: $44.78 / weekYour comparison: 7.5 L/100 km at 238.8c/L.

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What will your EVcost to charge?

Compare two cars

Price a trip

The same drive.Different electricity costs.

One drive.Eight reference rates.

Every input.Out in the open.

What will your EV
cost to charge?

The same drive.
Different electricity costs.

One drive.
Eight reference rates.

Every input.
Out in the open.