Coste total de propiedad

Comparación de costes VE vs Gasolina

Mira el panorama completo — precio de compra, combustible, seguro y mantenimiento — en 10 años. Descubre exactamente cuándo un VE compensa.

Región y precios

Los precios son aproximados. Ajusta los campos anteriores para coincidir con tus tarifas reales.

Tu conducción

15,000 miles

Costes anuales de funcionamiento

Tesla Model 3 LR · Toyota Camry LE

Eléctrico

Electricidad / añoUS$546
Seguro / añoUS$2,100
Mantenimiento / añoUS$400
Total / añoUS$3,046

Gasolina (ICE)

Combustible / añoUS$1,664
Seguro / añoUS$1,500
Mantenimiento / añoUS$900
Total / añoUS$4,064

El VE ahorra US$1,018 al año en funcionamiento

¿Cuándo se amortiza el VE?

9.9años

hasta que los menores costes de funcionamiento del VE amorticen su mayor precio de compra

Incluye un incentivo de US$7,500 en el VE. Federal EV tax credit — income & vehicle-price limits apply

$0$18k$37k$55k$73k0246810≈ 9.9 añosTotal VETotal gasolinaVE más barato

Los costes acumulados se cruzan alrededor de los 9.9 años; a partir de ahí el VE resulta más barato en general.

Desglose de costes de propiedad a 5 años

ConceptoEléctricoGasolina (ICE)Ahorro
Precio de compraUS$45,990US$28,400
Subvención / incentivo VE *−US$7,500
Combustible y energíaUS$2,730US$8,320US$5,590
SeguroUS$10,500US$7,500−US$3,000
MantenimientoUS$2,000US$4,500US$2,500
Total a 5 añosUS$53,720US$48,720−US$5,000

* Federal EV tax credit — income & vehicle-price limits apply · Solo para comparación general, no es asesoramiento financiero. Los precios regionales, los costes del vehículo y los incentivos son orientativos; ajusta los datos para que coincidan con los tuyos.

Cosas a considerar

Comodidad de carga

La carga nocturna en casa cuesta menos que la carga rápida pública y es conveniente para la mayoría de los conductores. Los viajes más largos requieren planificar alrededor de las paradas de carga, aunque la red de Superchargers de Tesla cubre la mayoría de las rutas.

Impacto medioambiental

Los VE producen cero emisiones de escape. El CO₂ total depende de la mezcla de tu red eléctrica — en países con alta energía renovable, los VE son significativamente más limpios a lo largo de su vida útil.

Impuesto de circulación e incentivos

Muchas regiones ofrecen incentivos de compra para VE, impuesto de circulación reducido y menores tasas de congestión. Consulta el sitio web de tu gobierno local para los programas actuales.

Longevidad de la batería

Las baterías Tesla están diseñadas para durar 300.000–500.000 millas. Los datos reales muestran menos del 10% de pérdida de capacidad después de 100.000 millas con buenos hábitos de carga. La batería está cubierta por una garantía de 8 años.

Fuel: where the gap between a Tesla and a petrol car is widest

On a typical UK home tariff a Model 3 or Model Y costs around 7p a mile in electricity. A petrol car returning 40 mpg at current pump prices is closer to 16p a mile. Over an average UK year of about 8,000 miles that's roughly £700 saved before you touch any other line item.

The caveat is where you charge. Lean mainly on public rapid chargers at 50–90p/kWh and the per-mile figure climbs towards petrol territory — which is why the calculator above lets you set your own electricity price rather than assuming everyone charges at home overnight.

Servicing, tyres and tax: the costs that aren't fuel

There's no oil to change, no spark plugs, no timing belt and no exhaust system, and regenerative braking means brake pads often last far longer than on a petrol car. That removes most of a routine servicing bill. Working the other way: tyres, which wear faster on a heavier car with instant torque, and insurance, which can run higher on a Tesla because of parts costs and the need to recalibrate cameras and sensors after even minor repairs.

Road tax is no longer a differentiator in the UK — electric cars lost their VED exemption in April 2025, so both sides of the comparison now pay it. EVs still avoid fuel duty entirely, which is where the bulk of the running-cost advantage has always come from.

Break-even: how long until the switch pays for itself

If the Tesla costs more to buy than the petrol car you're comparing it against, the running-cost saving has to close that gap before you're genuinely ahead. The calculator includes both purchase prices in the ten-year total, so the break-even point it shows is the year your cumulative spend on the Tesla drops below the petrol car's.

Annual mileage is the lever that moves it most — at 15,000 miles a year the saving accumulates roughly twice as fast as at 8,000. What the model deliberately leaves out is resale value; see the value estimator for what a used Tesla is worth today, since selling partway through shifts the picture in either direction.

Tesla vs petrol FAQs

Is an EV really cheaper to run than a petrol car?
For most owners who do the bulk of their charging at home, yes, and by a wide margin. On a typical UK home tariff a Model 3 or Model Y costs roughly 7p per mile in electricity, against roughly 16p per mile for petrol at current pump prices — call it a little over £700 a year cheaper on an average 8,000-mile UK driving year. That gap narrows, and can even reverse on paper, if you rely mainly on public rapid chargers rather than home or off-peak charging.
Does Tesla maintenance really cost less than a petrol car?
Generally yes. There's no oil, spark plugs or timing belt to replace, and regenerative braking means brake pads typically last far longer. Illustrative annual servicing costs used in this calculator put EV maintenance at roughly half a comparable petrol car's — though tyres often wear a little faster than on an equivalent ICE car, thanks to the instant torque and extra weight of the battery pack.
Why is my insurance quote higher for a Tesla than my old petrol car?
It happens more often than owners expect. Higher parts costs, specialist repair networks, and the cost of recalibrating cameras and sensors after even minor bodywork can push EV premiums above a comparable petrol car's, even though the Tesla is cheaper to fuel and service. It's one of the few line items where petrol cars sometimes come out ahead — worth shopping around rather than assuming an EV will automatically be cheaper to insure.
Does this calculator include the cost of buying the car?
Yes — the purchase price (after any grant or incentive) is included alongside the running costs, so the 10-year comparison and break-even point both account for what each car cost to buy. What it doesn't model is resale value: how much each car is actually worth if you sell it partway through, which can swing the total picture in either direction. See our value estimator for what drives a used Tesla's price.

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