PRICES UPDATED 14 NOVEMBER 2026

What do 100 km cost in an electric car compared with a diesel?

At today's prices, 100 km cost about 58.85 RON in a diesel car (5.5 litres per 100 km) and 48.79 RON in an electric car charged at the reported public chargers (17 kWh per 100 km, 2.87 RON/kWh on average). Charging at home on a household tariff is usually much cheaper than public charging.

The assumptions

The consumption figures are typical for a compact car: 5.5 litres of diesel per 100 km and 17 kWh per 100 km for an electric car. The charging price is the average of the public chargers with a reported tariff in the eCARBURANT data, which are few; tariffs differ a lot between slow and fast charging.

What changes the result

  • Where you charge: at home, at work or at public fast chargers.
  • Charging operators' subscriptions, which lower the price per kWh.
  • In winter, electric cars use more energy for heating and because of the cold battery.