EV charging cost

It's unlikely unless you have a really bad electricity tariff and are beside a cheap petrol station.

I charge my EV from my 7c/kWh night rate. No petrol or diesel comes close.

The L/100km might not be accurate, it might show the km traveled while driving on fuel and electricity, my own car is 1.6L/100km and 18,5 kWh/100 km, while fuel use is actually closer to 7L/100km, ideally, it would require driving around with no charging the battery for a while.

OP should get a charge point to power his house if it is cheaper than charging at home during the day.

My audi a6 was about 7 litres per 100kms long term average. At todays prices of 1.80 per litre that's 12.60 euro for 100kms. At over 2 euro a while back its about 15 euro.

My day rate electricity after discounts is about 30c per kWh which is probably typical and cupra born is using 17kwh per 100kms since I got it so that's 5.10 euro for 100kms or about 40% of the diesel cost now.

Some folk paying crazy low night rates of under 10c which brings it down to under 2 euro for 100kms or about 15% of my a6 diesel cost.

I'm aware some diesels and even some petrol are more efficient than my a6 and could do 100kms for about 8 or 9 euro at 5 litres per 100kms. Still 4 times what people paying on night rate EVs.

Hopefully both electricity and diesel/petrol costs come down in 2023.

I thought that too, but the petrol consumption isn't bonkers when bench marked against a similarly sized petrol only car. If it was purely down to that you'd expect both to be higher when benchmarked?

And the Ioniq 5 BEV is hardly the most aerodynamic machine. Lol

You have a PHEV and a diesel in your household as well?

@ Buddy Bubs

Given that a Cupra Born is the class equivalent of a VW Golf/Audi A3, it’s not exactly comparable with an Audi A6 ?

Running my numbers:

2022 Leaf 40kWh : Charging at home on ESB Night Boost (~20c off peak 2300-0800, ~13c between 0200 and 0400) averaging 16.8 kWh/100km currently in the sub-zero temps commuting Airport to Sandyford on the M50 daily, occasionally through town instead depending on google maps advice.

Majority of charging is done at the cheaper rate using a timer, which gives me about 13kWh overnight, which seems to more-or-less cover the commute.

Diesel people carrier (Grand Picasso) getting about 6.6l / 100km long term average.

Leaf 1000km at 13c/unit : -> 168 units rounds to €22

Leaf 1000km at peak 44c/unit : -> 168 units rounds to €74

Leaf 1000km at new eCars rate 56c/unit : -> 168 units rounds to €95

Picasso 1000km at peak Diesel €2.20 litre : 66 litres €145

Picasso 1000km at current Diesel €1.70 litre : €113

[Edit to add eCars rate

If diesel drops below €1.43/litre we hit the crossover point with eCars, but I can't see that happening soon]

i charge at home between 2am and 4am on electric irelands 12 cent night boost.. i dont use the car a lot so its fine. I have free charging at work.. and solar/battery storage so i can store 9.5kwhs at 12 cents and use that to cover most of the day rate in the house and pay 20 cents for house loads 11pm to 8am (apart from the 2am cheap rate.. i usually run the dishwasher/washing machine those hours as well) public charging is not cheap now.. had to go to cork and back yesterday.. used ionity at 71 cent kw.. for 20 minutes (waste as it wasnt even giving me the expected rate of charge.. 60kwh versus 100 i expected as was in a hurry) - and esb for 41 cents kw in fermoy to add 50% charge for the trip back to dublin.. luckily i dont have to use public chargers often. Hoping to use excess solar in the summer months as well to charge.

But full EV's carry around even heavier batteries and don't have that consumption per 100km.

I think it's just that it's cold at the moment, and you're using battery (that would otherwise go to extend your range), to heat the car. If you pre-heat the car, using energy from the grid rather than the battery, you would still used the same amount of energy, but it might not show up as an increased kWhr/100km (it doesn't in my car at least).

For reference, my 330e is under 20kWhr/100km consistently, and only about 200kg lighter.

You can decline that smart meter if you like, it's not compulsory. In fact the smart move would be to refuse the smart meter and just take a regular day'/night meter for maximum saving right now.

Google energia ev plan.

DAY UNIT RATES

47.77 c/kWh

NIGHT UNIT RATES

13.75 c/kWh

The low night rate is what makes charging an EV cheaper in the long run as for most (but not all) of charging is done at home for alot of people.

Also your other electrical items like dishwasher and washing machine can be set to come on during the cheaper night rate.

Maybe - but the Picasso is the most efficient car I've owned to date .. second car before the Leaf was an Alfa 156 Sportwagon - lovely car, but was lucky to see 8 litres / 100km on that :)

Prior to the Picasso was a 2.2 HDi Citroen C8, and .. well, you get the idea .. the Leaf isn't exactly a small car, it's in the same segment as the C4 on which the Picasso is based.

Not necessarily, it depends on your usage, smart plan might work out cheaper