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0.30 euro / kwh * 80 kwh = 24 euros to drive 220 miles 220 mi / 16 mpg for GLS 550 (similar size?) = 13 gallons * 5.25 euro/gallon = 72 euro https://en.wikipe

0.30 euro / kwh * 80 kwh = 24 euros to drive 220 miles 220 mi / 16 mpg for GLS 550 (similar size?) = 13 gallons * 5.25 euro/gallon = 72 euro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_EQC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_EQC https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/40761.shtml https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/40761.shtml https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/Germany/gasoline_prices https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/Germany/gasoline_prices

gambiting 7y ago
I mean, that's not really a fair comparison. EQC is more like the GLC, perhaps GLE at a stretch, and in Germany you'd usually get it with a 220d diesel, those get 40-50mpg easily.
- vardump 7y ago
  Indeed. Which is enough to put electricity at par or even more expensive than ICE vehicles. Germany is also densely populated, which means many can't charge at home and might need to pay a higher rate for electricity somewhere else.
- Barracoon 7y ago
  The Model X uses 22.93 kWh/100 km. Electricity is € .31 / KWH. 22.93 * .31 = € 7.1083 / 100 km The GLC 200d uses 5.2 L/100 km (best efficiency). Diesel is € 1.266/L. 5.2 * 1.266 = € 6.5832 / 100 km So yea in DE it may be more cost beneficial to drive diesel than electric. If you get a GLC 300 using gasoline it goes up to € 9.798 / 100 km.
  - gambiting 7y ago
    I guess it also relies on whether you can get any deal for electricity or not. Here in UK I pay £0.15/kWh, but during the night it goes down to £0.07/kWh. So as long as I can limit charging the car to nighttime, it's actually very very cheap.
  - davidgould 7y ago
    GLC is a much smaller vehicle than Model X.
typon 7y ago
I didn't believe the 0.3 Euro / kWh number at first. That's three times the price I pay in Ontario! I thought Germany was a world leader in producing energy...guess not.
- rasz 7y ago
  "from brown coal". Germany is a world leader in producing energy from brown coal. "Today, nearly a quarter of all electricity produced in Germany still comes from burning lignite, often called brown coal, one of the dirtiest fossil fuels, making Germany the _world's leader_ in the mining and burning of lignite, according to the International Energy Agency"

gambiting 7y ago

I mean, that's not really a fair comparison. EQC is more like the GLC, perhaps GLE at a stretch, and in Germany you'd usually get it with a 220d diesel, those get 40-50mpg easily.

vardump 7y ago
Indeed. Which is enough to put electricity at par or even more expensive than ICE vehicles. Germany is also densely populated, which means many can't charge at home and might need to pay a higher rate for electricity somewhere else.
Barracoon 7y ago
The Model X uses 22.93 kWh/100 km. Electricity is € .31 / KWH. 22.93 * .31 = € 7.1083 / 100 km The GLC 200d uses 5.2 L/100 km (best efficiency). Diesel is € 1.266/L. 5.2 * 1.266 = € 6.5832 / 100 km So yea in DE it may be more cost beneficial to drive diesel than electric. If you get a GLC 300 using gasoline it goes up to € 9.798 / 100 km.
- gambiting 7y ago
  I guess it also relies on whether you can get any deal for electricity or not. Here in UK I pay £0.15/kWh, but during the night it goes down to £0.07/kWh. So as long as I can limit charging the car to nighttime, it's actually very very cheap.
- davidgould 7y ago
  GLC is a much smaller vehicle than Model X.

typon 7y ago

I didn't believe the 0.3 Euro / kWh number at first. That's three times the price I pay in Ontario! I thought Germany was a world leader in producing energy...guess not.

rasz 7y ago
"from brown coal". Germany is a world leader in producing energy from brown coal. "Today, nearly a quarter of all electricity produced in Germany still comes from burning lignite, often called brown coal, one of the dirtiest fossil fuels, making Germany the _world's leader_ in the mining and burning of lignite, according to the International Energy Agency"