There are more and more relatively affordable electric cars. Research by LeasePlan shows that electric lease cars in the C and D segment can fully compete in terms of price with conventional cars with a petrol or diesel engine. This applies not only to the Netherlands, but to almost all European countries.
Leaseplan has calculated the average car costs in 22 different European countries in the annual Car Cost Index. This takes into account maintenance, fuel and insurance costs, as well as depreciation, tax and interest. LeasePlan assumes a lease construction of four years and an annual mileage of 30,000 kilometres. The 2021 Car Cost Index shows that the so-called total cost of ownership (TCO) of electric cars in the compact middle class (C1 and SUV-C1) is lower in 14 of the 22 countries surveyed than that of petrol and diesel cars. According to LeasePlan, the C1 and SUV-C1 class include cars such as the Nissan Leaf and Volkswagen ID3, but also electric compact crossovers such as the Kia e-Niro, Peugeot e-2008 and DS3 Crossback E-Tense.
Electric cars in the mid-range (D1, Skoda Enyaq, Volkswagen ID4) and premium mid-range (Ford Mustang Mach-E, Polestar 2, Tesla Model 3) have lower annual rates in 16 and 17 of the 22 countries surveyed, respectively, according to LeasePlan. cost of ownership than cars with a petrol or diesel engine. According to the Car Cost Index, an electric lease car in the D1 segment in the Netherlands costs an average of €819. For a petrol and diesel car, the monthly TCO costs according to LeasePlan are respectively €10.23 and €1,137. So higher. For the ‘premium’ D2 segment, the monthly costs for electric cars in the Netherlands are €950 according to LeasePlan. For petrol and diesel cars, €1,172 and €1,299 respectively. Also higher.
In the subcompact class, according to the Car Cost Index, the tipping point for EVs has only been reached in 8 of the 22 European countries surveyed. According to LeasePlan, this subcompact B1 class includes cars such as the Peugeot e-208, Opel Corsa-e and Renault Zoe. According to the Car Cost Index, the total monthly TCO costs for an electric B-segment car in the Netherlands are equal to that of a petrol car at €647. According to the Car Cost Index, a lease car with a diesel engine in this class has an average TCO of €726. Cars such as the Audi E-tron and Jaguar i-Pace fall into the SUV-D2 class, but LeasePlan does not make any calculations about this.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl