What will an EV cost you over 5 years?
Cheapest to own in the US: Toyota C-HR, $39,295 over 5 years — $37,000 to buy plus $2,295 of home charging.
Your numbers
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $2,295
- Energy per 100 mi
- $4.92 / 100 mi
- Efficiency
- EPA
- 5-yr total
- $39,295
Purchase price plus home charging only — no depreciation, insurance, tax, maintenance or incentives. An estimate, not a quote.
Cost over the years
- ● Toyota C-HR2026 Toyota C-HR SE AWD$39,295
- ■ Subaru Uncharted2026 Subaru Uncharted GT$46,179
- ◆ Mercedes-Benz CLA Electric2027 CLA 250+ ELECTRIC Sedan$50,092
Cheapest to own over 5 years
#1 Toyota C-HR$39,2952026 Toyota C-HR SE AWD
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $2,295
- 5-yr total
- $39,295
- Efficiency
- EPA
#2 Subaru Uncharted$46,1792026 Subaru Uncharted GT
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $2,384
- 5-yr total
- $46,179
- Efficiency
- 30.1 kWh/100 miEPA
#3 Mercedes-Benz CLA Electric$50,0922027 CLA 250+ ELECTRIC Sedan
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $2,142
- 5-yr total
- $50,092
- Efficiency
- EPA
#4 Toyota ES$51,037ES 350e Premium
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $2,142
- 5-yr total
- $51,037
- Efficiency
- EPA
#5 Cadillac Optiq$52,5322027 OPTIQ Luxury
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $2,537
- 5-yr total
- $52,532
- Efficiency
- EPA
#6 Hyundai Ioniq 6$53,5102025 IONIQ 6 Limited
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $2,410
- 5-yr total
- $53,510
- Efficiency
- 30.4 kWh/100 miEPA
#7 Rivian R2$60,527R2 Performance
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $2,537
- 5-yr total
- $60,527
- Efficiency
- 32 kWh/100 miEPA
#8 Volvo EX60$62,065P6 Fully electric
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $2,270
- 5-yr total
- $62,065
- Efficiency
- EPA
#9 Cadillac Lyriq$62,3202027 LYRIQ Luxury
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $2,920
- 5-yr total
- $62,320
- Efficiency
- EPA
#10 Mercedes-Benz GLC Electric$65,731GLC 400 4MATIC Electric SUV
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $2,231
- 5-yr total
- $65,731
- Efficiency
- EPA
#11 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV$70,7522027 EQE 320 4MATIC SUV
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $3,302
- 5-yr total
- $70,752
- Efficiency
- 41.7 kWh/100 miEPA
#12 Cadillac Vistiq$80,624VISTIQ Dual Motor AWD 11.5 kW AC
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $3,124
- 5-yr total
- $80,624
- Efficiency
- EPA
#13 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV$93,3542027 Mercedes-Benz EQS 400 4MATIC SUV
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $3,404
- 5-yr total
- $93,354
- Efficiency
- EPA
#14 GMC Sierra EV$96,3392026 Sierra EV AT4 Max Range
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $4,144
- 5-yr total
- $96,339
- Efficiency
- EPA
#15 Mercedes-Benz EQS$106,7962027 EQS 500 4MATIC Sedan
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $2,346
- 5-yr total
- $106,796
- Efficiency
- EPA
#16 GMC Hummer EV SUV$112,2832025 HUMMER EV SUV 3X
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $5,138
- 5-yr total
- $112,283
- Efficiency
- 64.9 kWh/100 miEPA
#17 Cadillac Escalade IQ$131,5632025 ESCALADE IQ Dual Motor AWD
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $3,863
- 5-yr total
- $131,563
- Efficiency
#18 Mercedes-Benz G-Class with EQ$168,060G 580 mit EQ Technologie
- Purchase price
- 5-yr energy
- $4,310
- 5-yr total
- $168,060
- Efficiency
- 54.4 kWh/100 miEPA
Published facts without a comparable estimate
What is in the number and what is not
Included
- Comparable new price — a single normalized USD value, not the local sticker.
- Energy over your horizon — distance × derived efficiency × your electricity price.
Not included
- Depreciation
- Insurance
- Tax
- Maintenance
- Any incentives
Which EVs use the least charging money?
Dongfeng Xiaohu (小虎) · 2022款 FOR-Two小乖虎 三元锂 leads these 15 comparable versions: about $2.11 at home or $5.58 on public DC per 100 mi. These are energy-only estimates at the benchmark tariffs below, not an ownership-cost ranking.
What electricity and energy prices do we assume?
All markets; no purchase price required. Lower is cheaper. Estimates, not electricity quotes or measured bills. The ownership calculator above uses its own selected market and electricity price.
Illustrative, not a quote (as of 2026-06): home charging at $0.17/kWh and public DC fast-charging at $0.45/kWh — rough 2026 ballparks. Real electricity prices vary widely by country, provider, tariff and time of day; treat these as a like-for-like comparison knob, not your actual bill.
Charging cost = energy use × distance × electricity price. Energy use comes from the held published or measured consumption, city/highway figures, or battery ÷ WLTP-equivalent official range. Each input below keeps its card version, source, date and test cycle. Purchase, depreciation, insurance, taxes and maintenance are excluded.
Questions about running cost
It starts at $0.17/kWh, an illustrative home tariff, not a quote. Set it to the rate on your own bill; every model's energy cost and total re-rank at once.
Energy cost grows with distance: distance × the car's efficiency × your electricity price. The default is 9,321 mi/yr. The purchase price stays the same, so the more you drive, the more efficiency decides the ranking.
Total = comparable purchase price + energy over the years you keep the car (default 5 years). A longer horizon adds energy cost, so a cheaper-to-run car can overtake a cheaper-to-buy one. Depreciation, insurance, tax, maintenance and incentives are not included.