It all depends on your car's battery capacity. A Tesla Model 3 has a battery capacity of 50 kilowatt-hours (kWh), which means it takes 50kWh to charge the car from 0% to 100%. The models available through our EV Subscription take between 40-70kWh to achieve a full charge.
Compared to home appliances (one charge):
50kWh could:
- Run a 100W lightbulb for 21 days
- Run an oven for 25 hours
Compared to home appliances (annual consumption):
Compared to petrol:
The average petrol passenger vehicle
- Energy usage: 10.8 L/100km
- Petrol price (estimate): $1.80/L
- Cost per 100km: $19.44
- Energy uage: 14.4 kW/100km
- Energy price (estimate): $0.25kW
- Cost per 100km: $3.60
Calculating cost:
To calculate how much it will cost to fully charge your EV, simply multiply your electricity rate by the size of your EV battery. Here’s the formula:
EV battery size (kWh) x Electricity rate ($ per kWh) = Total charging cost ($)
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