cost of charging electric car at home

At home, your EV’s charging cost is basically energy added (kWh) × your tariff (AUD/kWh)—no sorcery, just maths.

Typical residential rates are about $0.25–$0.40/kWh (off‑peak can be $0.12–$0.25), so a 60 kWh top‑up costs roughly $7–$24 depending on when you plug in.

Allow for ~10–15% charging losses, because electrons like a snack on the way in.

On the road, most EVs sip around 14–20 kWh/100 km, which makes home charging roughly $3–$8 per 100 km on common tariffs—cheaper if you’ve got solar, obviously.

Example: add 50 kWh at $0.30/kWh and you’ll pay about $15–$17 including losses; your coffee habit probably costs more.