[magicalhippo]

So my Renault Megane E-tech consumes around 18kWh / 100km during the summer. The previous generation Renault Megane with a petrol engine consumes[1][2] around 7L / 100km.

Prices fluctuates but it's been roughly steady at around 6 NOK / kWh using a supercharger[3] and 21 NOK / L at the pumps.

So to drive 100km it would cost me about 108 NOK for my EV, or 147 NOK if I had the petrol car.

Now, this changes dramatically if you can charge at home. Even during winter with high prices you'll typically not pay more than 3 NOK / kWh and typically around 1 NOK / kWh, so a fraction of the price for petrol.

edit: I should note that coops and similar can get up to 30% in subsidies from the gov't to install chargers in the common parking areas[5], so not just single home owners that can enjoy charging at home.

[1]: https://www.auto-data.net/en/renault-megane-iv-phase-ii-2020...

[2]: https://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/renault/megane_4gen/...

[3]: https://elbil.no/dette-koster-hurtiglading/

[4]: https://no.globalpetrolprices.com/Norway/gasoline_prices/

[5]: https://www.klimaoslo.no/tilskudd/ladeinfrastruktur-til-bore...

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Ignoring the cost, do you have a parking garage with your rental apartment? Or street parking? My problem here is _where_ to charge, much more than what it would cost. And by "charging at home" I am not limiting it "your own garage, with your house" - anything where you typically park and don't have to run out at midnight to park somewhere else. Convenient enough, so to say.

[magicalhippo]

I currently have my own garage where I can charge, but the previous coop were installing chargers in the shared parking area, so if I had stayed there I could have charged there.

Downtown the municipality has added a lot of curb-side chargers, however pricing isn't very favorable as you have to pay for parking in addition to charging. It was a good deal for a while, not so much anymore. In general parking downtown is hard to find and expensive so not very fun, including for those who live there.

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Thanks. Yeah my circle of friends is split on "can I charge at home: yes/no" - how absolutely surprising.