Verified, dated starting points
Each published reference identifies its source and the date we checked it. It is never presented as a live price feed.
DATA SOURCES
Source, date and scope — shown.
Australian reference inputs — last verified 24 August 2026. They are transparent starting points, not a live feed, personal quote or Australia-wide price claim.
Your bill and vehicle come first
Electricity prices, charging mix and EV efficiency remain editable because your situation is more useful than a generic average.
Currentness is checked first
We do not silently add older models, prices or policies. Any time-sensitive update must state its date, limits and scope before publication.
Annual distance — 11,100 km
ABS 2019–20 average for Australian passenger vehicles. This is a national historic benchmark, not an EV-only average. View source ↗
Home charging share — 80%
Australian Government guidance says around 80% of reported EV charging occurs at home. View source ↗
Home electricity — 33.14 c/kWh
AER 2026–27 Ausgrid residential flat-rate Default Market Offer cap. It is a NSW standing-offer reference, not an Australia-wide average or a recommended plan. View source ↗
Petrol — 207.5 c/L
ACCC five-largest-capital-cities daily average on 5 August 2026. Petrol prices can change sharply by city and week. View source ↗
What remains your assumption
EV efficiency, public charging price and charging loss are planning assumptions until you enter your vehicle, charger and tariff details.
Purchase price and running-cost inputs are shown first. Insurance, servicing, registration, finance and resale are optional personal estimates, not Australian averages.
Your inputs come first
Replace electricity, public charging and fuel prices with your current plan or local price. Enter your own vehicle efficiency, insurance, servicing, registration, purchase, finance and resale assumptions.
What we do not collect
The current calculators do not require an account, exact address, location tracking or personal financial information. They run from the values entered in the page.
Data correction
If you find a value or methodology issue, please do not rely on that result for a purchase decision. Send the page, figure and supporting source through our Contact & Corrections page so we can review it.
Update policy: We will version any change to a reference value and show its source, effective date, verified date, region and formula version. We do not publish time-sensitive values without checking whether they are current and useful for the stated purpose. A data source is not a guarantee that your result will match a future bill, sale or quote.