Servicing an electric car is also cheaper, according to Fleet News, while you will also pay no road tax (VED) and no ULEZ charges - and insurance costs are now close between both petrol and electric cars.īut the initial costs of an electric car are higher, with British Gas pointing out that a Vauxhall Mokka petrol GS Line is £24,640 while the electric variant is £31,945.Īll the costs are coming down as electricity prices fall, better technology and manufacturing lowers the initial costs of electric vehicles and insurance charges come into line.īut the big cost could come if you have to replace the battery in your electric car.Īccording to RACShop : "The current estimate is that an EV car battery will last from between 10 to 20 years before needing to be replaced." According to, an electric car charged at home could cost you as little as £22 for a full 'tank', against a petrol car which has at points in the last year cost up to £100 to fill up.īut when you compare range and efficiency, that can mean the electric car is just 2p per mile cheaper than petrol - depending on the fluctuating costs of electricity and fuel. That means one in every 32 cars needs to be plugged in.,Īnd among the benefits of an electric car are some lower costs to run and maintain the vehicle, when compared to combustion engine vehicles. There are now 850,000 fully electric cars in the UK, and another 530,000 plug-in hybrids - with the numbers set to soar as a ban on new petrol and diesel cars comes into force by the end of this decade.
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