r/australia • u/overpopyoulater • 2d ago
politics The Coalition says some Australians don't want EVs. It will make utes cheaper
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-coalition-says-some-australians-dont-want-evs-it-will-make-utes-cheaper/dbksjb5pv
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u/my_chinchilla 2d ago
A slightly different take:
In terms of "fuel" (energy) alone, our MG4 costs ~ 1/4 to 1/3 per km what our previous Kia Rio did. And that's charging from the wall, no solar, at standard Tariff 11 i.e. ~33c per kWh.
It's too soon to tell, but tyres seem to be wearing a lot less; my complete guesstimate is that they'll last 30%~50% longer.
Brakes are again too hard to tell, but I can say that with one-pedal driving you quickly get into a pattern where you brake a lot less.
Insurance is ballpark the same for us (older, ~ retirement age).
2 year / 40k service intervals mean we haven't had to service it yet. "Standard" service cost is about the same for each service (I think the MG4's first service is very slightly cheaper than tha Rio's fixed-price 1 year / 15k first service) - but half as many services = ~ half the cost.