| Input | Electric Bike | Petrol Bike |
|---|---|---|
| Daily Bike Usage | km per day | km per day |
| Bike Cost | Rs. for Li-ion bike | Rs. for economy petrol bike |
| Bike Life | years | years |
| Mileage (Range) | km per charge (1.44kwh) | km per litre |
| Fuel Cost | Rs. per electricty unit (1 kwh) | Rs. per litre |
| Monthly maintenance cost | Rs. per month | Rs. per month |
| Battery Cost | Rs. per Li-ion battery | Rs. per lead-acid battery |
| Battery Life (in years) | yrs per Li-ion battery | yrs per lead acid battery |
| Fuel Cost per km | Rs. {{(daily_usage*30/ebike_range*ebike_fuel_cost*1.44*ebike_life*12)/(ebike_life*daily_usage*365)| number:2}} /- per km | Rs. {{(daily_usage*30/petrolbike_avg*petrolbike_fuel_cost*petrolbike_life*12)/(petrolbike_life*daily_usage*365)| number:2}} /- per km |
| Monthly Fuel & Maintainence Cost | Rs. {{(daily_usage*30/ebike_range*ebike_fuel_cost*1.44 + ebike_maintenance) | number:0}} /- per month | Rs. {{(daily_usage*30/petrolbike_avg*petrolbike_fuel_cost + petrolbike_maintenance)| number:0}} /- per month |
| Total Cost for {{ebike_life}} years | Rs. {{(ebike_cost + ebike_battery_cost*(ebike_life/ebike_battery_life-1) + ebike_maintenance*ebike_life*12 + (daily_usage*30/ebike_range*ebike_fuel_cost*1.44*ebike_life*12))| number:0}} /- | Rs. {{(petrolbike_cost + petrolbike_battery_cost*(petrolbike_life/petrolbike_battery_life-1) + petrolbike_maintenance*petrolbike_life*12 + (daily_usage*30/petrolbike_avg*petrolbike_fuel_cost*petrolbike_life*12)) | number:0}} /- |
| Total Savings | Rs. {{(petrolbike_cost + petrolbike_battery_cost*(petrolbike_life/petrolbike_battery_life-1) + petrolbike_maintenance*petrolbike_life*12 + (daily_usage*30/petrolbike_avg*petrolbike_fuel_cost*petrolbike_life*12)) - (ebike_cost + ebike_battery_cost*(ebike_life/ebike_battery_life-1) + ebike_maintenance*ebike_life*12 + (daily_usage*30/ebike_range*ebike_fuel_cost*1.44*ebike_life*12))| number:0}} /- |
You heard it right,
E-bike can save you upto Rs.1,00,000 or more
How come such huge savings?
The running cost of an ebike is very low (about 15 paise per km). But petrol costs keep rising every year. For 30km daily usage, you can spend anywhere between Rs.1 Lakh to Rs.2 lakh additionally depending on your bike avereage. On top of that, the maintenance cost of an ebike is much lower as there are not many mechanical parts. So no oiling, servicing, cleaning required. All you need to do is ensure you treat your ebike well and the cost of maintainance will be very low.
Use the below Ebike Cost Calculator to find out yourself
The below Ebike Cost Calculator will compare cost of e-bike v/s cost of petrol bike. Enter all details of both ebike and petrol bike. The calculator will find out cost per km, monthly cost and also total cost of ownership. All these values are automatically updated in the bottom rows. Feel free to try out different values to understand how much your saving will be. Please note this is not 100% accurate but it is good enough to estimate your savings.