Totale eierkostnader

Sammenligning av elbil- og bensinkostnader

Se hele bildet – kjøpesum, drivstoff, forsikring og vedlikehold – over 10 år. Finn ut nøyaktig når en elbil lønner seg.

Region og priser

Prisene er omtrentlige. Juster feltene ovenfor slik at de samsvarer med dine faktiske priser.

Din kjøring

15,000 km

Årlige driftskostnader

Tesla Model 3 LR · VW Golf

Elektrisk

Strøm / årNOK 3,150
Forsikring / årNOK 8,000
Vedlikehold / årNOK 3,000
Totalt / årNOK 14,150

Bensin (ICE)

Drivstoff / årNOK 29,812
Forsikring / årNOK 7,500
Vedlikehold / årNOK 6,500
Totalt / årNOK 43,813

Elbilen sparer NOK 29,663 i året i drift

Når lønner elbilen seg?

4.0år

til elbilens lavere driftskostnader betaler tilbake den høyere kjøpesummen

kr0kr209kkr418kkr627kkr835k0246810≈ 4.0 årElbil totaltBensin totaltElbil billigere

De kumulative kostnadene krysser ved omtrent 4.0 år — etter det er elbilen billigere totalt sett.

5-års eierkostnadsfordeling

PostElektriskBensin (ICE)Lagrer
KjøpesumNOK 469,900NOK 350,000
Drivstoff og energiNOK 15,750NOK 149,062NOK 133,312
ForsikringNOK 40,000NOK 37,500−NOK 2,500
VedlikeholdNOK 15,000NOK 32,500NOK 17,500
Totalt over 5 årNOK 540,650NOK 569,063NOK 28,413

Kun for generell sammenligning — ikke økonomisk rådgivning. Regionale priser, kjøretøykostnader og insentiver er illustrative; juster inndataene slik at de samsvarer med dine egne.

Ting å vurdere

□ Hendig lading

Hjemmelading over natten koster mindre enn offentlig hurtiglading og er praktisk for de fleste sjåfører. Lengre reiser krever planlegging rundt ladestopp, selv om Tesla Supercharger-nettverket dekker de fleste ruter.

Innvirkninger på miljøet

Elbiler produserer null eksosutslipp. CO₂-utslippet i løpet av levetiden avhenger av strømnettets blanding – i land med høy fornybar energi er elbiler betydelig renere i løpet av levetiden.

Veiavgift og insentiver

Mange regioner tilbyr insentiver for kjøp av elbiler, redusert veiavgift og lavere trengselsavgifter. Sjekk nettsiden til din lokale myndighet for aktuelle ordninger.

Batterilevetid

Tesla-batterier er konstruert for å vare i 480 000–800 000 km. Data fra den virkelige verden viser mindre enn 10 % kapasitetstap etter 160 000 km med gode ladevaner. Batteriet dekkes av en 8-års garanti.

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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