{
  "id": "v20-ca-ev-vs-petrol",
  "version": "20.16.0",
  "name": "EV Versus Petrol Cost Calculator — Canada",
  "shortName": "EV Versus Petrol Cost",
  "description": "Compare an EV purchase-price difference with energy and maintenance scenarios for equal annual driving. CAD planning view; stated limitations apply.",
  "category": "Vehicles & Travel",
  "categorySlug": "vehicles-travel",
  "keywords": [
    "ev-vs-petrol",
    "ca",
    "vehicle-energy",
    "consumer-finance",
    "vehicle-rating"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/v20-ca-ev-vs-petrol.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "20.16.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-listed",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "notice": "Illustrative defaults are not local quotes or verified legal rules. Dated reference components and user-entered assumptions are explicitly distinguished. Professional review is pending.",
  "urls": {
    "page": "/ca/ev-vs-petrol/",
    "definition": "/ca/ev-vs-petrol/definition.json",
    "schema": "/ca/ev-vs-petrol/schema.json",
    "llms": "/ca/ev-vs-petrol/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/ca/ev-vs-petrol/definition.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/ca/ev-vs-petrol/?unitSystem=metric&annualDistance=20000&evConsumption=18&chargeEfficiency=90&electricityRate=0.2&fuelConsumption=7&fuelPrice=1.6&evPurchase=40000&fuelPurchase=30000&evMaintenance=500&fuelMaintenance=800&years=8",
  "queryParameters": {
    "unitSystem": {
      "label": "Measurement system",
      "type": "select",
      "required": false,
      "default": "metric"
    },
    "annualDistance": {
      "label": "Annual driving distance",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 20000
    },
    "evConsumption": {
      "label": "Vehicle battery consumption",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 18
    },
    "chargeEfficiency": {
      "label": "Wall-to-battery charging efficiency",
      "type": "percent",
      "required": true,
      "default": 90
    },
    "electricityRate": {
      "label": "Electricity price per wall kWh",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0.2
    },
    "fuelConsumption": {
      "label": "Comparison fuel consumption",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 7
    },
    "fuelPrice": {
      "label": "Fuel price per volume unit",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 1.6
    },
    "evPurchase": {
      "label": "EV purchase price after confirmed incentives",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 40000
    },
    "fuelPurchase": {
      "label": "Comparison vehicle purchase price",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 30000
    },
    "evMaintenance": {
      "label": "Annual EV maintenance assumption",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 500
    },
    "fuelMaintenance": {
      "label": "Annual comparison maintenance assumption",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 800
    },
    "years": {
      "label": "Comparison horizon, years",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 8
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "unitSystem",
      "label": "Measurement system",
      "type": "select",
      "defaultValue": "metric",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "imperial",
          "label": "Imperial (US gallons / short tons where relevant)"
        },
        {
          "value": "metric",
          "label": "Metric"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "annualDistance",
      "label": "Annual driving distance",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 20000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "suffix": "km",
      "unitConversion": {
        "factor": 1.609344,
        "offset": 0,
        "inverse": false,
        "metric": "km",
        "imperial": "mi",
        "canonicalMin": 0,
        "canonicalMax": 1000000000000
      },
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "evConsumption",
      "label": "Vehicle battery consumption",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 18,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0.01,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "suffix": "kWh/100 km",
      "unitConversion": {
        "factor": 0.621371192237334,
        "offset": 0,
        "inverse": false,
        "metric": "kWh/100 km",
        "imperial": "kWh/100 mi",
        "canonicalMin": 0.01,
        "canonicalMax": 1000000000000
      },
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "chargeEfficiency",
      "label": "Wall-to-battery charging efficiency",
      "type": "percent",
      "defaultValue": 90,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 100,
      "step": 0.1,
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "electricityRate",
      "label": "Electricity price per wall kWh",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0.2,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "fuelConsumption",
      "label": "Comparison fuel consumption",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 7,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0.01,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "suffix": "L/100 km",
      "unitConversion": {
        "factor": 2.352145833333333,
        "offset": 0,
        "inverse": false,
        "metric": "L/100 km",
        "imperial": "US gal/100 mi",
        "canonicalMin": 0.01,
        "canonicalMax": 1000000000000
      },
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "fuelPrice",
      "label": "Fuel price per volume unit",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 1.6,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "suffix": "/L",
      "unitConversion": {
        "factor": 3.785411784,
        "offset": 0,
        "inverse": true,
        "metric": "L",
        "imperial": "US gal",
        "canonicalMin": 0,
        "canonicalMax": 1000000000000
      },
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "evPurchase",
      "label": "EV purchase price after confirmed incentives",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 40000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "fuelPurchase",
      "label": "Comparison vehicle purchase price",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 30000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "evMaintenance",
      "label": "Annual EV maintenance assumption",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 500,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "fuelMaintenance",
      "label": "Annual comparison maintenance assumption",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 800,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "years",
      "label": "Comparison horizon, years",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 8,
      "required": true,
      "min": 1,
      "max": 50,
      "step": 1,
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "evEnergyCost",
      "label": "Annual EV energy spending",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "CAD"
    },
    {
      "id": "fuelEnergyCost",
      "label": "Annual comparison fuel spending",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "CAD"
    },
    {
      "id": "extraCapital",
      "label": "Extra EV purchase cost",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "CAD"
    },
    {
      "id": "annualSaving",
      "label": "Annual energy and maintenance saving",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "CAD"
    },
    {
      "id": "payback",
      "label": "Simple purchase-premium payback, years",
      "format": "number",
      "digits": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "horizonSaving",
      "label": "Energy/maintenance saving less purchase premium",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "primary": true,
      "currency": "CAD"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "annual saving = comparison energy + maintenance − EV energy − maintenance.",
    "note": "Inputs are converted to canonical units before evaluating this stated formula."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Illustrative defaults; required verification checks remain unconfirmed",
      "inputs": {
        "unitSystem": "metric",
        "annualDistance": 20000,
        "evConsumption": 18,
        "chargeEfficiency": 90,
        "electricityRate": 0.2,
        "fuelConsumption": 7,
        "fuelPrice": 1.6,
        "evPurchase": 40000,
        "fuelPurchase": 30000,
        "evMaintenance": 500,
        "fuelMaintenance": 800,
        "years": 8
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "DOE energy-use arithmetic",
      "url": "https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/save-electricity-and-fuel/appliances-and-electronics/estimating-appliance-and-home"
    },
    {
      "label": "NIST unit conversion guidance",
      "url": "https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811"
    },
    {
      "label": "CFPB loan-estimate explanation",
      "url": "https://www.consumerfinance.gov/owning-a-home/loan-estimate/"
    }
  ],
  "publicSlug": "ev-vs-petrol",
  "namespace": "ca",
  "countries": [
    "us",
    "ca",
    "uk",
    "ie"
  ]
}