BYD eMax 7: Comparing expected running costs to an ICE/Hybrid MPV

This EV would not make sense for anyone whose monthly running is less than 1.5k to 2k km.

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The prices are in the Crysta/ Hycross territory and other than to a few experimental buyers, it'll be a hard sell. It'll be limited to hotel businesses as a daily runabout or maybe airport runs. Private buyers don't have a very compelling case to give up the Crysta diesel or Hycross Hybrid.

This EV would not make sense for anyone whose monthly running is less than 1.5k to 2k km. But for those whose running is higher, this makes far more sense than an Hycross hybrid. The running cost of a ICE car just can't match that of on ev in the long run.

Take for example of my JETTA and my MG ZS EV. The jetta has run 2.5lakh kms and the ZSEV has done 1.3 lakh kms.  The amount spent on my jetta till now is as follows.

• 15,50,641/- in maintenance which includes general service, parts change, insurance & tyres.
• Approximately 16,60,980/- on 17860 Lts of diesel.

The total running cost adds up to around 32.1 lakh or 13/- per km.

The amount spent on my ZS EV till now is as follows.

• 1.7 lakh on insurance
• 62,400 on service.
• 80,000 on tyres
• 81,500 on Ev charging at public chargers for high way trip. (Ev charging at home is Zero as my house is solar powered.

The Total running cost adds up around 3.9 lakh or 3/- per km. Even if I consider 4/- per kms as running cost, I would end up spending only 10 lakh for running 2.5 lakh kms in my MG ZSEV.

There is a huge difference of 9/- per km in running costs between jetta and ZSEV which is around 22.5 lakh(almost the price of my ZSEV). If I had driven a petrol Vehicle instead of a diesel, the difference in running cost would further shoot up.

For those driving more than 1.5 k - 2k kms per month. A long range ev would make more sense than a petrol or hybrid. Compared to a Hycross top end, the Byd Emax7 is cheaper by around 10 lakh. If the interest on the 10 lakh is considered too, the EV would be a compelling buy.

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