BMW i3 120ah Running Costs (U.K.)

As I’ve now had the i3 for 12 months I thought I’d have a look at how much it costs to run for a year based on my current usage.

There are a bunch of disclaimers here😬

-This is based on charging in my local area and costs appear to vary drastically across the country.

-I don’t have a home or work charger so all my charging is done at public chargers.

-About 70% of my charging is done at a leisure centre under 100m from my house.

-I often top up at free chargers while shopping/waiting for my kids.

-I’ve gone with 4.3 m/kWh for the year. Over winter it was mostly 4.1-4.2, and the best we’e had from a charge was 4.7.

-I’ve assumed the 520d would have kept its average of 46mpg but this is best case as the commute is now mostly town driving rather than motorway.

-The fuel cost per litre is a guess for the average for the year, this may be optimistic.