More and more electric cars are hitting the road. After business users, private individuals also discover it more often. But what does electric driving actually cost?
More and more people are opting for an electric car. Sometimes there is only a choice for an electric car, for example if the company allows you to lease a car. Then you cannot choose a car with a fuel engine. There will also be more choice for private individuals, through second-hand electric cars or cheap new types. What does electric driving cost in these cases?
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What does electric driving cost in general
In fact, you generally have the same costs with an electric car as with a car with a fuel engine. Purchase and depreciation, maintenance, insurance are fixed items that you always have. They vary per model. The purchase of an electric car is more expensive than that of the same petrol or diesel car, despite the fact that you do not have to pay BPM for an electric car until 2024. The batteries in particular are expensive to make. Maintenance and electricity are cheaper again. Because an electric car is heavier and more expensive, the insurance will also be more expensive.
If you have the option to charge at home, you can install a wallbox or charging station at home. Then you charge cheaper than at a public charging station, especially if you have solar panels. Otherwise you have to rely on a public charging station. You must also choose one (or more) charge card(s).
subsidy and tax
From the government there is a subsidy for new and used electric cars that you can use, but it is limited to a certain amount that the government pays out, so you have to be quick at the beginning of the year. You also have to take motor vehicle tax into account. You do not pay mrb for electric cars. This applies up to and including 2024. In 2025 you will receive a 75% discount on the mrb rate as a bridge. A year later, in 2026, you pay the full amount.
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Business driving: electric car addition
We have already mentioned it, many people will be given the choice of choosing an electric car for business. Sometimes there are no combustion engine alternatives in the selection list! In that case, electric driving will cost you the addition for the car. In 2023, a 16% addition will be levied on the first 30,000 euros of the car. If the electric car is more expensive, the tax authorities charge 22% on the excess.
Private lease electric car
If you want an electric car but are afraid of the higher purchase price, private lease is attractive. In that case, the higher costs are spread over a longer period of time and a private lease contract includes many (fixed) costs such as insurance and maintenance. This ensures that you can enjoy an electric car for an attractive price. In the AutoWeek Private-lease comparator you will find the costs of the car of your choice. And, for example, which cars you can lease the cheapest privately. Or which SUVs are the cheapest in a private lease.
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