The amount of electricity consumed by charging an electric vehicle (EV) depends on the type of vehicle and how it’s driven, much like fuel consumption in a petrol or diesel vehicle.
A typical passenger EV, driven 12,000km per year, will consume about 2,000kWh of electricity per year. By comparison, a typical mainland Australian home consumes about 4,000-8,000kWh of electricity per year (depending on whether they use gas for cooking/heating or not).
Timing of *when* the electricity is consumed to charge the EV has environmental, grid security, and cost implications for the energy system and the consumer – read more about this in our guide to home EV charging.
