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Our electric car running costs tool shows you how much an electric vehicle will cost to buy and run compared with the petrol or diesel car you own or are considering buying. Read our article to find out more.
- Buying an electric vehicle
- Owning an electric vehicle
- Battery range
- Charging costs
- Charging at home and away
- Charging time
- EV lifecycle emissions
- Replacing and recycling EV batteries
- Supply of EV batteries
While a new electric vehicle (EV) costs more to buy up front, today most drivers in the UK (around 80%) will buy their cars on the used market. Industry intelligence suggests that some EVs on the used market are now similar in price to their petrol and diesel equivalents. The number of used EV purchases have grown by over 50% when comparing the first quarter of 2022 to 2023, increasing the pool of used vehicles available.
The price gap for new cars has continued to decrease over the past few years. According to industry data, the purchase price premium of an EV – relative to an equivalent internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle – has dropped from around 50% in 2020 to around 40% in 2023. With battery costs reducing and continued innovation, some external forecasts predict that some EVs could be around the same price to purchase as a petrol or diesel car by the end of the 2020s.
Many workplaces provide salary sacrifice schemes, which can reduce the cost of purchasing an EV. To support this, company car tax is favourable for EVs at only 2%. The government has confirmed that company car tax for EVs will increase 1% each year from 2025 to a total of 5% in April 2028. By contrast, the most polluting cars will pay 37% company car tax in 2028. EVs are also exempt from vehicle excise duty until 2025 and will continue to receive favourable first-year rates after this.
In many cases, an EV is cheaper to run than a petrol or diesel car, with lower maintenance and repair costs. Recently published independent research suggests an average saving of £700 a year.
Industry research shows that the vast majority of EV drivers are happy with their experience (85%) and would recommend an EV to family or friends (83%). Zapmap’s annual survey of EV drivers also indicates that less than 3% would want to switch back to a petrol or diesel vehicle.
As 99% of car journeys in England are under 100 miles, most could be made by an EV without needing to recharge.
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, the average electric range for new EVs launched in 2023 was nearly 300 miles, compared to 210 miles in 2020. Some on the market have a quoted range of over 300 miles, which is enough to travel from Exeter to Leeds. There are now more than 30 models available with a quoted 200-plus mile range.
With battery costs falling around 80% over the past 10 years and further decreases expected, the government expects to see increasing numbers of EVs with higher ranges.
Recent data from the Automobile Association (AA) indicated only 2.3% of the EV callouts the AA received in the year to the end of October 2023 were due to batteries having limited or no charge compared to around 1% of the callouts for petrol and diesel vehicles running out of fuel.
In many cases, EVs continue to benefit from significant savings on the cost of fuel.
Charging a medium-sized electric car at home can cost around half the price of filling up an equivalent petrol vehicle. Charging at home costs around 8p per mile while a diesel or petrol vehicle can cost around 13p to 17p per mile to fuel, as of January 2024. Some suppliers continue to offer tariffs enabling drivers to charge their EVs at under 3p per mile (such as an overnight tariff offered by Octopus Energy).
Most EV drivers charge at home overnight. The Department for Transport’s survey of electric and/or plug-in hybrid vehicle drivers (2022) found that almost all respondents (93%) had access to home charging and 90% of them charged overnight. The government expects this trend to continue.
In 2022, the government introduced regulations requiring the installation of charging infrastructure in the following locations, where there is associated parking:
•new homes
•new non-residential buildings
•buildings undergoing major renovations
It is expected that this will lead to the installation of up to 145,000 new chargepoints across England every year.
The majority of EV charging is done on low power chargepoints at or near home overnight while you sleep, or are at work, which does not add any time onto your day.
However, when you need to charge on the go, there is an increasing amount of rapid and ultra-rapid chargepoints available. Charging is already available at 97% of motorway service areas, with more than 800 rapid or ultra-rapid chargers in these locations.
Over its lifetime, a typical EV emits around two-thirds less greenhouse gas emissions than an equivalent petrol car, even accounting for battery production and disposal. Over time, these emissions will reduce, due to the government’s clearly stated ambition to decarbonise the power sector by 2035. By 2050, it is estimated that an EV will produce over 80% less emissions than an equivalent petrol vehicle.
Between 1990 and 2021, the UK has reduced greenhouse gas emissions in our energy supply system by 69%. Taken together, renewables and other low carbon generation, such as nuclear and wind energy, currently provide over 50% of the UK’s electricity.
There are already more than 26 million EVs on the world’s roads and there is no evidence to suggest that their lifespans are any different from petrol or diesel vehicles. EVs are already in daily use across the UK’s roads as taxis and as part of other high-mileage fleets.
New regulations mandate EV battery warranties of 8 years or 100,000 miles, with manufacturers needing to provide a replacement battery if capacity falls below 70% for cars and 65% for vans during this period. This is far longer than standard new petrol or diesel car warranties of around 3 years.
The government has committed over £500 million to the Faraday Battery Challenge to support the research, development and scale-up of world-leading battery technology right here in the UK, including pioneering work on improving battery life.
When you are ready to replace your EV, there are steps in place to make sure batteries are recycled without damaging the environment. Manufacturers are obligated to take back EV batteries free of charge to be treated at permitted facilities that meet strict standards.
There are more than enough resources to build EV batteries to meet estimated demand until 2050. However, the government recognises that production and recycling will need to scale up in line with the increasing demand for EVs.
The UK has attracted significant investments in gigafactories and EV manufacturing, with over £6 billion from companies including Nissan and BMW, as well as Tata, which is expected to provide almost half of the UK’s required battery production by 2030.
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Charge Watch is the RAC's initiative that monitors the average cost of charging an electric car ('EV') on a pay-as-you-go, non-subscription basis at a public rapid or ultra-rapid charger. It tracks price changes over time to make sure drivers get a fair deal.
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