Electric cars generate several doubts for those interested in acquiring them. Among them, one of the most common is how much How much does it cost to charge an electric car in Brazil?. After all, everyone wants to know the cost-effectiveness of this type of car before finally making the purchase. With that, to help you clarify this doubt, check out the next topics in this article.
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Comparing conventional car costs with electric car costs
To make a good analysis, the ideal is to compare the costs of a conventional car with the costs of an electric car. To do this, you need to calculate how much it costs to fill the tank of a car that runs on combustion. This is how most cars currently work, which can be based on ethanol or gasoline, when the vehicle is a Flex type.
Calculating the conventional car
The average tank capacity of the best-selling conventional cars in Brazil is 60 liters. Therefore, to make this calculation, the average of ethanol and gasoline prices throughout Brazil, at the time this article is being written, was used. We then have the following results:
- Price per liter of ethanol: BRL 4.81
- Price per liter of gasoline: BRL 6.32
- Tank capacity: 60 liters
Therefore, to fully fuel a vehicle with this tank capacity, you would need:
- Ethanol: BRL 288.60
- Gasoline: BRL 379.20
Remembering that these values may vary, if the price in your city is different and if your vehicle's tank capacity is larger or smaller.
Calculating the electric car
In the case of electric cars, it is much easier to make this calculation. This is because, Nissan's electric cars, for example, already provide a very accurate estimate for the complete charge of the vehicle powered by electricity, as is the case with the Nissan LEAF.
According to the manufacturer, the driver would need to pay around BRL 50.00 to recharge battery, which is therefore the cost necessary for the "total supply" of the car electric.
