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1</head><body class="min-h-full flex flex-col"><div hidden=""><!--$--><!--/$--></div><div class="min-h-screen bg-zinc-950 flex items-center justify-center p-4 md:p-8"><div class="w-full" style="max-width:850px"><div class="md:bg-zinc-900 md:rounded-2xl md:p-6"><h3 class="text-3xl md:text-4xl font-semibold text-white tracking-tight mb-2 text-center">How far on a dollar<span class="hidden md:inline"> â </span><br class="md:hidden"/><span class="text-[0.8em] md:text-[1em]">10 October 2026</span></h3><p class="text-zinc-500 text-center mb-6 max-w-2xl mx-auto" style="font-size:18px">How far can $1 of petrol take the average car,<br/>compared with $1 of electricity in the average EV?</p><div class="md:bg-zinc-800 md:rounded-xl md:p-6 mb-8 mx-auto" style="max-width:780px"><div class="flex items-end justify-center gap-3 md:gap-6"><div class="self-end"><svg class="w-12 h-12 md:w-16 md:h-16 text-red-400" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19.77 7.23l.01-.01-3.72-3.72L15 4.56l2.11 2.11c-.94.36-1.61 1.26-1.61 2.33a2.5 2.5 0 002.5 2.5c.36 0 .69-.08 1-.21v7.21c0 .55-.45 1-1 1s-1-.45-1-1V14c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2h-1V5c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2H6c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v16h10v-7.5h1.5v5a2.5 2.5 0 005 0V9c0-.69-.28-1.32-.73-1.77zM12 10H6V5h6v5z"></path></svg></div><div class="flex flex-col items-center"><div class="bg-red-500/80 rounded-t flex items-start justify-center pt-3" style="width:120px;height:42.54117457647114px"><span class="text-sm font-semibold text-red-200/80 text-center leading-tight whitespace-nowrap">$1 of fuel</span></div><div class="text-3xl md:hidden font-bold text-red-400 mt-2">5.2<!-- --> km</div></div><div class="flex flex-col items-center"><div class="bg-green-500/80 rounded-t flex items-start justify-center pt-3" style="width:120px;height:400px"><span class="text-sm font-semibold text-green-200/80 text-center leading-tight">$1 of<br/>electricity</span></div><div class="text-3xl md:hidden font-bold text-green-400 mt-2">49.2<!-- --> km</div></div><div class="self-end"><svg class="w-12 h-12 md:w-16 md:h-16 text-green-400" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M11.3 1.046A1 1 0 0112 2v5h4a1 1 0 01.82 1.573l-7 10A1 1 0 018 18v-5H4a1 1 0 01-.82-1.573l7-10a1 1 0 011.12-.38z"></path></svg></div></div><div class="hidden md:flex justify-center gap-6 mt-4"><div class="text-center" style="width:120px"><div class="text-3xl md:text-4xl font-bold text-red-400">5.2</div><p class="text-xs text-zinc-500 mt-1 whitespace-nowrap">km per $1 of fuel</p></div><div class="text-center" style="width:120px"><div class="text-3xl md:text-4xl font-bold text-green-400">49.2</div><p class="text-xs text-zinc-500 mt-1 whitespace-nowrap">km per $1 of electricity</p></div></div></div><div class="md:bg-zinc-800/50 md:rounded-xl md:p-5 mb-6 mx-auto" style="max-width:780px"><h4 class="text-lg font-semibold text-zinc-300 mb-3">How it works</h4><div class="space-y-2 text-zinc-400" style="font-size:16px"><p>The average petrol/diesel car (sales-weighted) uses<!-- --> <span class="text-white font-medium whitespace-nowrap">7.3<!-- --> L/100km</span>. Fuel currently costs<!-- --> <span class="text-white font-medium whitespace-nowrap">260.8<!-- -->¢/L</span>, so $1 buys<!-- --> <span class="text-white font-medium whitespace-nowrap">0.38<!-- --> L</span> <!-- -->â enough to drive<!-- --> <span class="text-red-400 font-bold whitespace-nowrap">5.2<!-- --> km</span>.</p><p>The average EV (sales-weighted) uses<!-- --> <span class="text-white font-medium whitespace-nowrap">15.6<!-- --> kWh/100km</span>. Smart charging with Amber Electric currently costs<!-- --> <span class="text-white font-medium whitespace-nowrap">13.0<!-- -->¢/kWh</span>, so $1 buys<!-- --> <span class="text-white font-medium whitespace-nowrap">7.69<!-- --> kWh</span> <!-- -->â enough to drive<!-- --> <span class="text-green-400 font-bold whitespace-nowrap">49.2<!-- --> km</span>.</p><p>This means that an EV could travel<!-- --> <span class="text-white font-medium whitespace-nowrap">9.4<!-- -->Ã</span> <!-- -->further on just $1 of energy.</p></div></div><div class="md:bg-zinc-800/50 md:rounded-xl md:p-5 mb-6 mx-auto" style="max-width:780px"><h4 class="text-lg font-semibold text-zinc-300 mb-3">Have we underestimated the EV distance?</h4><p class="text-zinc-400" style="font-size:16px">Amber has contacted the author to report that their SmartShift customers with battery and solar averaged<!-- --> <span class="text-white font-medium">4.0¢/kWh</span> <!-- -->during the six months to the end of March<!-- --> <!-- -->2026. At that rate, $1 of electricity would take the average EV<!-- --> <span class="text-green-400 font-bold whitespace-nowrap">159.8<!-- --> km</span> <!-- -->â <!-- -->3.3<!-- -->à further than our estimate, or<!-- --> <span class="text-white font-medium">30.6<!-- -->à as far as the average conventional vehicle</span>.</p></div><div class="text-sm text-zinc-500 text-left"><p>Fuel prices from 7-Eleven stations across Melbourne according to<!-- --> <a href="https://projectzerothree.info" class="underline hover:text-zinc-300" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProjectZeroThree</a>. Electricity prices from<!-- --> <a href="https://www.amber.com.au" class="underline hover:text-zinc-300" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amber Electric</a>, the 28-day average of each day'
1s cheapest 18 hours. Vehicle fuel and electricity consumption data from official WLTP figures. Sales data from<!-- --> <a href="https://www.fcai.com.au/sales" class="underline hover:text-zinc-300" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">VFACTS 2025</a>. <!-- -->Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux, Isuzu D-Max, Ford Everest<!-- --> and<!-- --> <!-- -->Toyota LC Prado<!-- --> are diesel; diesel pricing has been applied. Where a model range included HEV or PHEV variants, the ICE version was chosen.<!-- --> The fuel cost shown is a sales-weighted average across petrol and diesel vehicles.</p><p class="mt-2"><span class="whitespace-nowrap">Last updated <!-- -->8:34am AEDT 10 Oct 2026<!-- -->.</span> <!-- -->Made by<!-- --> <a href="https://x.com/simonahac" class="underline hover:text-zinc-300" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@simonahac</a>, inspired by<!-- --> <a href="https://x.com/aaronsmith/status/2036973178761982111?s=20" class="underline hover:text-zinc-300" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@aaronsmith</a>.</p></div></div><nav class="flex items-center justify-center gap-4 text-sm text-zinc-500 mt-6 mb-9"><span class="flex items-center gap-4"><a class="underline hover:text-zinc-300" href="/elitre">The eLitre</a></span><span class="flex items-center gap-4"><span aria-hidden="true">·</span><span class="text-zinc-300">How Far on $1</span></span><span class="flex items-center gap-4"><span aria-hidden="true">·</span><a class="underline hover:text-zinc-300" href="/models">Cost per km</a></span></nav></div></div><!--$--><!--/$--><!--$!--><template data-dgst="BAILOUT_TO_CLIENT_SIDE_RENDERING"></template><!--/$-->
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