Cost comparison

How much does your current car cost compared with a Liddel City?

Get a practical estimate of monthly costs and cost per kilometre in about 30 seconds.

Compare the running costs of your current car with the Liddel City, a compact electric quadricycle (vehicle category L7e). The results show the costs of both vehicles for your stated use; the City is not a full replacement for a conventional car for everyone.

Step 1

Your use and current car

Annual mileage Your input Current vehicle type Your input Current car consumption (km/l) Your input Fuel price (€/litre) Your input Current car vehicle tax (€/month) Your input Current car insurance (€/month) Your input Current car maintenance (€/year) Your input · optional

Liddel City

Visible assumptions

Home electricity price (€/kWh) Assumption · editable Electricity consumption at the socket Calculated estimate · charging loss: assumption9,70 kWh/100 km15 kWh ÷ 170 km, plus 10% charging loss. Vehicle tax (€/month) Fact · checked 26-08-2026 Insurance (€/month) Assumption · editableIndicative; depends on the driver, postcode, cover and insurer. Maintenance reserve (€/year) Assumption · editable

For maintenance we currently use a conservative reserve of €250 per year. This is an assumption and will be replaced with real-world data when sufficient data is available.

Suitability

Does the City suit this use?

Typical daily distance Your input Motorway use Your input Usual number of occupants Your input Luggage/load requirements Your input Home charging available Your input

Financial result

Your cost comparison

These are running costs excluding depreciation. Select ‘Detailed calculation’ for a full financial comparison including purchase and depreciation.

Liddel City

per monthper kilometre

Your current car

per monthper kilometre

Difference

Suitability is separate from cost

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How the calculation works →

Calculation method and assumptions

Inputs and assumptions

The calculation uses your annual mileage, energy or fuel consumption, energy price, vehicle tax, insurance and maintenance. Editable values are marked as assumptions.

Scope of the result

The standard result shows running costs. Purchase price, residual value and depreciation are only included in ‘Detailed calculation’. Unexpected repairs and financing costs are not included.

Full breakdown

All amounts below are annual. Each cost item is first rounded to monthly cents. Annual amounts are twelve times those monthly amounts; totals and differences use the same amounts. Costs per kilometre are rounded separately to cents.

Cost item	Liddel City	Current car
Energy/fuel
Vehicle tax
Insurance
Maintenance
Depreciation
Total per year

Formulae

Petrol/diesel/hybridkilometres ÷ km/l × fuel price
Current EVkilometres × kWh/100 km ÷ 100 × electricity price
Liddel Citykilometres × consumption at the socket ÷ 100 × electricity price
Liddel depreciation(purchase price − residual value) ÷ ownership period
Total City costsenergy + insurance + vehicle tax + maintenance reserve + depreciation when ‘Detailed calculation’ is active

Assumptions last checked on 26 augustus 2026.