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Tesla versus BMW: Electricity and fuel costs in large comparison - one wins by a huge margin

2021-05-11T13:29:22.281Z


A Tesla driver disclosed his electricity costs after driving 120,000 kilometers and compared it with the gasoline costs for a 3 Series BMW. The results are amazing.


A Tesla driver disclosed his electricity costs after driving 120,000 kilometers and compared it with the gasoline costs for a 3 Series BMW.

The results are amazing.

Louisville - The love of money: According to a recent study, when people switch from a combustion engine to an electric vehicle, this is primarily due to the costs. They hope to save money by switching. But, is this really the truth? While the purchase price, any subsidies and the tax for an electric car can still be easily compared with those of a combustion engine, there is often uncertainty about the charging costs. A Tesla driver has therefore taken the trouble to make a cost comparison. Tesla versus BMW: After 120,000 kilometers the case is clear.

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Andy Slye is an American YouTuber.

Around three years ago, he decided to buy an electric car - partly because he never wanted to fill up again.

Since Slye has owned his Tesla Model 3, according to

EFAHRER.com

, he has actually not driven on any gas station

premises

.

After driving 75,000 miles, i.e. a little over 120,000 kilometers, he added up his charging costs, presented the results in a video and made a comparison with a 3-series BMW from 2018.

Electricity or gasoline?

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The big cost comparison

At the beginning of his video, Slye makes it clear: The results are not universally valid, after all, fuel and electricity costs vary depending on the country and region. However, his calculations are always informative. To be able to charge his Tesla Model 3 at home, Slye had a wallbox installed. For this he paid around $ 900, or around 750 euros. In his garage, however, it was particularly complicated, which is why most e-drivers can expect much lower costs.

Slye divides his charging costs into two large groups in the video: costs for charging at home and costs for charging on the go. At home, he has charged around 18,656 kilowatt hours of electricity over the past three years. Around eight percent of the total distance covered was spent on trips where he had to charge his Tesla on the go. Syle only spent $ 54, or around 45 euros, on Tesla's Supercharger. According to

EFAHRER.com

, the

fact that the costs for public charging at Slye are so low

is also due to the fact that he received 1.7 million free Supercharger miles through Tesla's referral program because his videos can be shown to have many people buying Tesla animated. In addition, according to his own statements, he always had the opportunity to load for free.

Tesla Model 3 versus BMW 3 Series: Running costs are worlds apart

At home, Slye always charges his Tesla at night when electricity prices are cheap - in his case 7 dollar cents per kilowatt hour.

That equates to around $ 1,350 in electricity costs.

In addition, he calculates the $ 54 for charging on the go and the $ 900 for installing the wallbox in the video.

The bottom line is that it makes $ 2,304, around 1,920 euros.

As a reference for his Tesla Model 3, Slye uses a 3-series BMW from 2018 and offsets its consumption with the current fuel costs in his region. They are $ 3.47 per gallon (3.78 liters). He comes to the conclusion: "To drive the same amount of miles with the BMW, the fuel costs would be around 9,353 dollars." According to this calculation, Slye saved 7,049 dollars with his Tesla within three years, which is around 5,870 euros. In Germany, the comparison is unlikely to be that clear, because electricity prices in this country are unusually high.

Source: merkur

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