I Drove 51.5 Miles in My EV and it Only Cost £0.58 (~0.73USD /0.7 Euros)

Feb 28, 2025 5:06 PM

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Charged using off-peak electricity (at 6.7 pence per unit, compared to 24 pence per unit peak cost) between 12am-7am.

The route contained a mix of 30mph in town, 50+ mph on motorways/dual carriageways, and hunting in a multi-story car park for a free space.

Car is a 2021 Hyundai Ioniq 38kWh.

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Where I live that would be 1.64 if charging home, roughly twice of that on public charger.

1 year ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Wouldn't it be less because of the recuperation? Meaning you only used 6.13 kWh that you paid for because of it?

1 year ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Hmm, good question. I think the "Energy consumption" figure displayed in the app takes into account the recuperation, but I can't state that as a fact. I'll take a look at more details with an OBDII scanner to try and confirm though.

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

51.5 Miles ≈ 82.88 kilometres

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

30mph ≈ 48 kilometres per hour

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

* After paying for an EV.

Not to belittle the features of EV, but total cost comparisons are what count.

1 year ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 1

True, but I bought it used last year for a bit over £11,500 (~14,500USD / ~14,000 Euros), including home delivery from the dealer (which was about 200 miles away). I haven't paid any road tax yet, it's still under warranty (battery pack has an 8 year warranty IIRC, rest is 5 year), and there's a lot fewer mechanical bits to go wrong (e.g. no gearbox, exhaust, head gasket, timing chain). Spec is also pretty good.

1 year ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Just confirmed the warranty details. Battery: "Our high-performance high-voltage batteries are warranty-protected for 8 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first." Rest: "5 Year Unlimited Mileage Warranty" Obviously there are limits to the warranty though; terms and conditions can be found here: https://www.hyundai.com/uk/en/owners/owning-a-hyundai/why-hyundai-services/warranty.html

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's the batteries that worry me with used EV's. In the USA, we also now have a charging issue.

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Yeah, I wouldn't buy one without a decent warranty.

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0