Report 1, more on costs

The cost has been £15 for electricity with an overhead of £62 that includes a lease with Peugeot for batteries. For covering 1272 miles, this works out to:

• 1.2 p per mile for electricity alone,
• 17.1 p per mile for all running costs less the battery lease,
• 53.3 p per mile for all running costs during the vehicle's first year from new.

Pence per mile might be critical within a fleet where decisions about the range and means of transport are weighed against other costs and benefits. In contrast, domestic car users may not make decisions about whether to drive or not just by the cost of each extra mile. Perhaps more relevant is a daily cost:

• 78 p per week for electricity alone,
• £10.85 per week for all running costs less the battery lease,
• £33.90 per week for all running costs during the vehicle's first year from new.

Some figures

Analysis of fixed costs over one year.

Item	Annual	of total
Battery lease @ £99.87 per month	£1,198.44	70%
Vehicle insurance	£350.00	20%
Public liability insurance for post	£75.00	4%
Standing charge of post @ £0.161 per day	£58.77	3%
Road Fund Licence	£40.00	2%
Total annual fixed costs	£1,722.21
Total annual fixed costs less battery	£523.77

Actual distance covered: 1272 miles (2035 km).

Average consumption rate: 434 kWh/mile (271 kWh/km).

Expected use of low rate electricity: 95% of total.

Analysis of electricity costs over period of Report 1.

Item	Period	Unit cost
Cost for low rate electricity for period	£13.69	@ 2.61 p/kWh
Cost of normal rate electricity for period	£1.93	@ 7.00 p/kWh
Total electricity cost for period	£15.62

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