Expert comparison: Stromer goes easy on the budget
DRIVE AND SERVICE A comparison of the overall costs of cars with electric or thermal drive systems has shown that electric cars are less expensive in the long term and at higher mileages.
Once again, the TCS comparison shows that the lower operating and maintenance costs of electric vehicles compensate for the higher purchase costs despite higher electricity prices. The higher the mileage, the greater the savings potential in the fuel costs of electric cars. Added to this is the environmental balance sheet, which is not taken into account in this comparison, and which can also be more advantageous for electric cars than for conventional combustion cars.
Lifetime and mileage
For the cost comparison, the total costs over a service life of ten years and mileages of 75,000, 150,000 and 300,000 kilometers were calculated for the five best-selling vehicles in Switzerland in 2022 in both drive categories. The catalog prices of these models at the beginning of 2023 were used as the purchase price. Electricity costs were included at CHF 0.27/kWh, gasoline prices at CHF 1.78/liter and diesel prices at CHF 2.06/liter.
Electric vehicles in first places
If the new price of the electric car is not much higher than that of a comparable combustion model, more cost-effective overall costs can be achieved. At the electricity prices used for the calculation, the fuel costs for electric cars are four to six francs per 100 kilometers.
Gasoline or diesel vehicles, on the other hand, cost about twice as much, around eight to twelve francs. Thus, electric vehicles occupy the first five places in this comparison in terms of consumption. Toyota's Yaris Cross Hybrid follows in sixth place with low gasoline consumption of 4.4 liters per 100 KMilometers.
Yaris Cross with lowest total costs
$With a mileage of 300,000 kilometers, the VW Tiguan Allspace has the highest fuel costs after ten years at more than 44,860 francs. The Tesla Model 3 is the cheapest at 11,908 francs, closely followed by the Model Y at 13,690 francs.
Due to its lowest purchase price and low gasoline consumption, the Toyota Yaris Cross achieves the lowest total cost of ownership in this comparison for all three mileages.
