Forthing Taikon 5 running costs in Australia

Charging a Forthing Taikon 5 at home costs about $15.33 a week for 250 km on the NSW default rate, with a full-charge energy equivalent of $21.34. The petrol SUV costs $53.73 a week, a difference of $38.40.

Australian variants

This page covers the battery-electric Luxury and Exclusive configurations. Both use the same published capacity and energy consumption figure, so their charging energy costs match under the same inputs. Their purchase prices differ and are advertised as driveaway for participating-dealer stock without added options. The maker currently markets this vehicle as the Forthing Electric. The Taikon 5 name remains here to identify the supplied Australian configurations. The range-extender hybrid is excluded. AC charging capacity and DC peak power are distinct from the average power a session actually achieves.

Published capacity keeps the source's stated basis. No usable capacity is inferred. DC minima assume constant maximum power and do not model taper. The L6 maker session, where shown, uses its stated charge window. Compare the actual session window before using a quoted time to plan a stop.

Home charging by state

Each row uses Forthing Taikon 5 Electric Luxury, the calculator's first listed residential reference for that state or territory, and its full stored rate precision. The lowest weekly reference is highlighted. These are electricity usage costs for charging; your existing daily supply charge is excluded.

Yearly costs use 15,000 km, rather than multiplying the weekly example by a calendar year. The weekly input is a separate 250 km scenario. Full-charge equivalents value the published battery capacity at the electricity rate. Distance costs use certified consumption without an extra loss factor, matching the calculator method.

Public fast charging

$31.11 is the 10% to 80% energy equivalent at the priced DC sample median of 69c/kWh. At Chargefox, the lowest network median in that sample, it is $20.29 at 45c/kWh. Sample checked 2026-10-26.

Each physical site contributes once to the median, with its separate price bands combined first. This avoids counting a site again for each payment method. The sample covers named locations with published prices. It excludes unknown app prices. Session charges, parking, idle fees and member-specific conditions need checking at the selected charger.

Against a petrol SUV

$53.73 a week and $3223.80 a year are petrol energy costs at 9.0 L/100 km and 238.8c/L. The annual electricity amount is $919.56, a difference of $2304.24 at 15,000 km. Sydney petrol observation: 2026-10-21.

The SUV consumption is an editable comparison preset. It describes the comparison car in this scenario rather than a measured vehicle from this programme. The calculation covers energy only. Vehicle purchase, insurance, servicing, tyres and charger installation need their own amounts when comparing total ownership costs.

Try your own rates

The calculator starts with Forthing Taikon 5 Electric Luxury and the same weekly distance and SUV preset. Change car, enter your bill's usage rate, or select public charging to compare your own stop. Your edited values stay inside the calculator and do not rewrite the source tables above.

Questions about Forthing Taikon 5 costs

Vehicle specifications checked 26 October 2026; dated tariffs and charging prices in Sources. Calculations use the published method.