Vehicle BYD Atto 3 — Advance BYD Seal — Dynamic BMW iX3 — Standard Chery iCAUR — V23 RWD Citroen E-C3 — Live Deepal S05 — Plus Deepal L07 — Standard Deepal S07 — ICA Deepal S07L — Standard Deepal E07 — RWD Dongfeng Nammi Vigo — E2+ Forthing Friday — Luxury GAC Aion Y — Standard GAC Aion V — Elite Geely Galaxy EX5 — Pro Hozon Neta V — V50 Hozon Neta X — Comfort Hyundai Creta EV — Executive Hyundai Kona — GL Hyundai IONIQ 5 — Sun Roof Jinpeng Lingbox EC01 — Base Juneyao JY Air — Lite Kaiyi X3 Pro — Standard Kia Niro — Standard Kia EV9 — Standard Leapmotor T03 — Standard LS LEV 01 — SE Mahindra XUV400 — EL PRO Maxus MIFA 7 — Standard MG Comet — Play MG MG4 — Comfort MG Cyberster — AWD MG S5 — Comfort MG Windsor — Excite OMODA E5 — Single Tone Proton e.MAS 7 — Prime Smart #3 — Pro Plus Smart #1 — Pro Plus Skywell ET5 — Standard Wuling Air EV — Standard Range Wuling Binguo — Standard Zeekr X — AWD Arcfox T1 — LV2 Arcfox T1 — LV3 Avatr Avatr — 11 Avatr 07 — Standard BAW Brumby — Standard BAW E7 Pro — Standard BMW iX2 — Standard BMW iX1 — Standard BYD Atto 1 — Dynamic BYD Atto 1 — Premium BYD Dolphin — Standard BYD Atto 2 — Essential BYD Atto 2 — Premium BYD Atto 2 — Superior BYD M6 — Standard BYD Atto 3 — Superior BYD Sealion 7 — Standard BYD Seal — Premium BYD Seal — Performance Changan Lumin — Standard Chery Q — Comfort Chery Q — Premium Citroen E-C3 — Shine Deepal Nevo Q05 — Max Deepal Nevo Q05 — Long Range Deepal S05 — Plus (2026) Deepal S05 — Max Orange Interior Deepal S05 — Max Deepal S07 — Standard Deepal E07 — Transformer X Deepal E07 — AWD Dongfeng Nammi Box — E2 330 Dongfeng Nammi Box — E2 430 Dongfeng M-Hero — Standard Forthing Friday — Exclusive GAC Aion V — Luxury Geely Galaxy EX5 — Max GWM ORA 03 — Standard GWM Ora 5 — Mid Variant GWM Ora 5 — High Variant Haval Jolion Max — Standard Henrey Volts — Model H Henrey Volts — Model C Pro Hongqi EHS4 — RWD Hozon Neta X — Comfort Long Range Hozon Neta X — Luxury Hyundai Creta EV — Smart Hyundai Creta EV — Smart (O) Hyundai Creta EV — Premium+ Hyundai Creta — Executive Tech (AT) Hyundai Kona — GLS Hyundai IONIQ 5 — Vision Roof Hyundai IONIQ 9 — Standard Jaecoo J5 — Pro Jaecoo J5 LR — Standard Jaecoo J5 — Standard Jaecoo J6T — RWD Jaecoo J6 — RWD Jinpeng Lingbox EC01 — Premium JMEV GSE Elight — Standard Juneyao JY Air — Ultra Kaiyi e-Qute 02 — Standard Kaiyi e-Qute 04 — Standard Kaiyi X3 Pro — Flagship Kaiyi X3 Pro — Deluxe Kia Syros EV — HTK Kia EV6 — Standard Leapmotor B03X — ProMax Leapmotor B10 — Top Variant Leapmotor C10 — Standard LS LEV 01 — CE Mahindra BE6 — Pack 1 Mahindra XEV 9S — Pack One Above Mahindra BE6 — Pack 2 Mahindra BE6 — Pack 3 Select Mahindra XEV9e — Pack 2 Mahindra XEV9e — Pack 3 Select Mahindra BE6 — Pack 3 Mahindra XEV 9S — Pack Two Above Mahindra XEV9e — Pack 3 Maxus eTerron 9 — Comfort Maxus eTerron 9 — 4WD Premium MG Comet — Pace MG Windsor — Commute MG Windsor — Exclusive MG Windsor — Essence MG MG4 — Luxury MG S5 — Deluxe (49 kWh) MG S5 — Luxury (62 kWh) MG S6 — Standard MG IM6 — Standard MG U9 — Lux MG U9 — Flagship Nissan Leaf — Standard OMODA E5 Pro — Single Tone OMODA E5 Pro — Dual Tone OMODA E5 — Dual Tone Proton e.MAS 5 — Prime Proton e.MAS 5 — Premium Proton e.MAS 7 — Premium Riddara RD6 — Standard Skywell BE 11 — 52 kWh Skywell BE 11 — 72 kWh Smart #1 — Premium Smart #3 — Premium Suzuki E-Vitara — Delta Suzuki E-Vitara — Zeta Suzuki E-Vitara — Alpha Single Tone Suzuki E-Vitara — Alpha Dual Tone Tata Tiago EV — Pure +24 Tata Tiago EV — Creative +24 Tata Punch EV — Smart +32 Tata Punch EV — Empowered 40 Tata Punch EV — Empowered +S 40 Tata Nexon — Standard Tata Curvv EV — Empowered+ A 55 Viauto Honri BOMA — Standard Wuling Mini EV — Standard Wuling Mini EV — Top Wuling Air EV — Long Range Wuling Eksion — Standard XPENG G6 — Standard XPENG X9 — Standard Zeekr X — RWD Dongfeng Nammi Vigo — E2
Total cost over time Petrol car price: Rs. 1,895,000 EV: ~Rs. 1.7/km • Tax Rs. 15,845 Fuel, tax, insurance, and maintenance.
Costs we assumed
Resale is not included.
Petrol mileage: 10 km/L EV efficiency: 6 km/kWh Petrol maintenance: Rs. 25,000/year EV maintenance: Rs. 8,000/year Petrol insurance: Rs. 45,000/year EV insurance: Rs. 38,000/year EV battery reserve: Rs. 15,000/year Petrol tax: Rs. 28,000/year EV tax: Rs. 15,845/year