He also noted that an average vehicle uses approximately one litre of petrol to travel 16 km. A motorist who drives approximately 2,000km per monthly will drive 24,000km annually and 240,000 km over a period of 10 years.
The cost of fuel for a traditional vehicle will be approximately 5,000 baht per monthly, 60,000 baht annually, and 600,000. baht over a 10-year period.
He said that electricity costs after 10pm drop to 2.80 baht per unit with a TOU Meter, which is 4.59 baht during daylight hours.
He said that an EV usually uses one unit of electricity to cover a distance of 5km. However, some brands claim their cars can travel as far as 7km. He explained that one kilometre costs 0.56baht and that a motorist who drives about 2,000km per month will pay just 1,121baht for power. The cost of a year is 13,459 baht and 134,592 in 10 years.
Sunt concluded that EV users can save 3,787 Baht per month, 46,540 Baht per year, and 465.408 baht over 10 years based on this calculation.
