EV or Petrol: What Does Each Really Cost?
Compare your monthly running costs for a petrol car and an EV charged at home, with your own solar, or at public chargers.
Your driving
About 1,500 km/month is typical for many Malaysian drivers.
Default is the subsidised RON95 price. Change it to what you pay.
Compact EVs are typically 14-18 kWh/100km.
Electricity cost per kWh
Typical values to start with. Adjust them to match your tariff and the charging network you use.
Approximate lifetime cost of the solar power itself.
Your running costs per month
RM 224
per month
3,119 kg CO2/year
RM 120
per month
Save RM 104/month (46%)
1,685 kg CO2/year
RM 36
per month
Save RM 188/month (84%)
0 kg CO2/year
RM 288
per month
RM 64/month more than petrol
1,685 kg CO2/year
You'd use about 113 L of petrol or 240 kWh of electricity per month. Over a year, charging an EV at home with solar could save you RM 2,255 compared with petrol (RM 2,687/year).
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Get My Free Solar Quotes →Estimates are illustrative only. Fuel prices, electricity tariffs and public charging rates change often, and real consumption varies with driving style, vehicle and weather. The solar figure reflects the approximate lifetime cost of generating your own power and assumes you have enough solar capacity to cover your charging.