Total costs and payback: diesel or electric
Cost breakdown
Payback period
If prices change
The annual mileage and energy prices at which electric becomes cheaper.
Additional costs
How do additional costs affect savings?
Good to know
About the figures
Example purchase prices, consumption, battery capacity, maintenance, insurance and residual values vary by make, configuration and use. Replace them with your own quotes and operating figures.
Truck toll applies only to N2 and N3 trucks over 3,500 kg. The calculator uses the statutory 2027 rates: €0.206/km diesel and €0.040/km electric for a tractor unit over 32 tonnes; €0.187 and €0.037 for an 18–32-tonne rigid truck. AanZET is a capped percentage of purchase price depending on category and company size. MIA estimates a 36% extra deduction on 90% of purchase price, at 19% or 25.8% corporation tax. AanZET and MIA cannot be combined.
Range is usable battery capacity divided by consumption. Cold weather and heavy loads reduce it. Daily distance is annual mileage divided by operating days.
Well-to-wheel CO₂ factors from CO2emissiefactoren.nl: 3.27 kg per litre of diesel and 0.48 kg per kWh of grid electricity. Driver costs, overheads and VAT are excluded.
All figures under Additional costs are adjustable assumptions: interest, return on equity, grid connection, charger maintenance and standing charges, foreign tolls, and the price and time cost of public charging. Check toll rates with each national operator.