How Much Does It Cost to Charge My EV for a Month?
I ended the previous post by saying:
Next month (July) I'm going to charge the MG only at home to give me a better idea of what it would cost if I didn't have the ability to charge at work. I think that will be an interesting comparison for people who don't have that ability.
So that's what I did. For July 2024, I charged my car solely at home to give me a proper picture of what it costs to run it. July turned out to be a good month to test too, as I did lots of driving - including a run to the airport and back.
It's around a 45 mile (1 hour) drive to the airport and I still had 44% battery left when I got back, and that's after the car had sat there for 3 days too. Range anxiety my arse.
The numbers
Over the course of July, I charged my car 6 times. I have a smart meter at home, so was able to accurately measure the exact amount of energy (kWh) I consumed per charge. I then converted it to pounds sterling, based on the energy tariff I have at home.
Here's the breakdown of what my charging looked like for July 2024:
| 02 July | 06 July | 08 July | 11 July | 19 July | 26 July | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kWh | 29.19 | 28.42 | 10.65 | 28.33 | 35.87 | 35.70 |
| Cost | £2.48 | £2.42 | £0.91 | £2.41 | £3.05 | £3.03 |
Total cost: £14.29 (~$18.25)
A few people have asked how much it would have been to charge if I didn't get the cheap EV rate for electricity overnight. Based on the usage above, it would have cost me £41.24 ($52) at full price (24.53 pence/kWh instead of 8.5 pence/kWh).
Considering my Land Rover would cost around £100 (~$128) to fill up, and that would last me 2 weeks if I was lucky, the EV is way cheaper than burning liquidised dinosaurs.
I continue to be really impressed with my EV and have absolutely no regrets buying it.
Subscribe for more!
You don't have to keep coming back here to read my latest waffle. There's a couple of way to subscribe to receive updates whenever I publish new content.