How much does it cost in electricity to drive the average EV as far as one litre of fuel takes the average petrol/diesel car?
Melbourne weighted avg
2.13 kWh @ 14.2¢/kWh
The average petrol/diesel car (sales-weighted) uses 7.3 L/100km, so one litre gets you 13.6 km.
The average EV (sales-weighted) uses 15.6 kWh/100km, so to cover that same 13.6 km it needs 2.13 kWh.
Smart charging with Amber Electric currently costs 14.2¢/kWh, so that 2.13 kWh costs 30.3¢ — the price of one eLitre.
Fuel prices from 7-Eleven stations across Melbourne according to ProjectZeroThree. Electricity prices from Amber Electric, the 28-day average of each day's cheapest 18 hours. Vehicle fuel and electricity consumption data from official WLTP figures. Sales data from VFACTS 2025. Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux, Isuzu D-Max, Ford Everest and Toyota LC Prado are diesel; diesel pricing has been applied. Where a model range included HEV or PHEV variants, the ICE version was chosen. The fuel cost shown is a sales-weighted average across petrol and diesel vehicles.
Last updated 11:02am AEST 15 May 2026. Made by @simonahac, inspired by @aaronsmith.