I’ve been driving my Nexon EV Empowered 45 for the last 3 months and covered 14,572 km. When we were buying it, my wife said EV running cost will be much cheaper. I didn’t fully believe it.
Now obviously I won’t admit she was right… but I quietly started tracking everything.
Here’s the breakdown.
Vehicle Details
- Battery: 45 kWh
- Efficiency: 122 Wh/km
- Total Distance (3 months): 14,572 km
- Total Energy Consumed: 1,777.78 kWh
Road Trip (1,279 km)
- Energy used: 156.04 kWh (I am assuming the same efficiency to calculate the total energy used)
- Charging sessions: 4 DC + 1 AC (AC charging was at the hotel I was staying. I charged using the portable charger)
- DC Fast Charging Cost - ₹2874.48
- AC Charging (Hotel) - ₹500
- Total Road Trip Charging - ₹3,374
Regular Home Charging
- Energy charged into battery: 1,621.74 kWh
- Charging losses assumed: 11.5%
- Grid units drawn: ~1,807 kWh
- Electricity rate: ₹4.5 per unit
- Total home charging cost: ₹8,137
Total Charging Cost
- ₹11,511.48
- ₹0.79 per km
Now for comparison. If I had driven 14,572 km in a petrol car with an average running cost of ₹8/km:
- 14,572 × 8 = ₹1,16,576
- Actual EV spend: ₹11,511
- Savings in 3 months: ₹1,05,000 approx
I’m not saying my wife was right. But I’ve stopped arguing.
