Cost to charge an electric car in Austria (2026)
As of August 6, 2026, charging an electric car at home in Austria costs about € 4,74–€ 5,49 per 100 km (€ 0,30/kWh, including the ~12% AC charging loss) across the 9 electric models we price — versus about € 11,55 of petrol for a typical 7 L/100 km car. Home charging only; every model below links to its full cost page.
Per 100 km at home — Austria
| Electric model | kWh/100km | Per 100 km at home |
|---|---|---|
| Tesla Model Y (Standard RWD) | 13.9 kWh/100km | € 4,74 |
| Hyundai Inster | 14.3 kWh/100km | € 4,88 |
| VW ID.3 Life (Pro, 50 kWh) | 14.9 kWh/100km | € 5,08 |
| Škoda Elroq 60 | 15.3 kWh/100km | € 5,22 |
| Volkswagen ID.4 Pro | 15.3 kWh/100km | € 5,22 |
| BMW iX1 eDrive20 | 15.4 kWh/100km | € 5,25 |
| Škoda Enyaq 60 | 16 kWh/100km | € 5,45 |
| Cupra Born | 16 kWh/100km | € 5,45 |
| BMW i4 eDrive40 | 16.1 kWh/100km | € 5,49 |
A typical 7 L/100 km petrol car: € 11,55/100 km.
Home vs public charging in Austria — the 5 cheapest EVs to charge
Public and DC fast charging in Austria is billed per session by each network and varies widely, so we model it the way the kernel does on every cost page: 2.5× the home rate — about € 0,75/kWh against € 0,30/kWh at home. That is a planning estimate, not any network's tariff. Here is what it does to the 5 cheapest-to-charge models we price in Austria:
| Electric model | Per 100 km at home | Public (≈2.5× home) | Extra per year if all-public |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Model Y (Standard RWD) | € 4,74 | € 11,85 | +€ 924 |
| Hyundai Inster | € 4,88 | € 12,19 | +€ 951 |
| VW ID.3 Life (Pro, 50 kWh) | € 5,08 | € 12,70 | +€ 991 |
| Škoda Elroq 60 | € 5,22 | € 13,04 | +€ 1.017 |
| Volkswagen ID.4 Pro | € 5,22 | € 13,04 | +€ 1.017 |
- Tesla Model Y (Standard RWD) is the cheapest EV to charge in Austria — € 4,74 per 100 km at home — and at the public estimate (€ 11,85) it lands about level with the € 11,55 of petrol for a 7 L/100 km car.
- A Hyundai Inster draws 14.3 kWh per 100 km, so home charging runs € 4,88; at the public estimate (€ 12,19) it lands about level with the € 11,55 of petrol for a 7 L/100 km car.
- For the VW ID.3 Life (Pro, 50 kWh), public-only charging would add about € 991 a year at 13.000 km/year over charging at home (€ 5,08 vs € 12,70 per 100 km); that puts it level with a 7 L/100 km petrol car's € 11,55.
- A Škoda Elroq 60 draws 15.3 kWh per 100 km, so home charging runs € 5,22; at the public estimate (€ 13,04) it costs more than the € 11,55 of petrol for a 7 L/100 km car — the energy saving is gone without home charging.
- For the Volkswagen ID.4 Pro, public-only charging would add about € 1.017 a year at 13.000 km/year over charging at home (€ 5,22 vs € 13,04 per 100 km); that tips it past the € 11,55 a 7 L/100 km petrol car needs.
At the 2.5× public estimate, none of these 5 models stays below the € 11,55 of petrol for a typical 7 L/100 km car — in Austria, the running-cost case for an EV rests squarely on home charging. Our 5-year totals on each model page assume 80% home / 20% public charging at this same multiple — these two columns are the ends of that range.