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EV vs Hybrid vs Petrol Total Cost Calculator

Compare battery-electric, conventional hybrid, petrol and optional plug-in-hybrid quotations on one start date, horizon and annual distance. The calculator preserves all-in quotes, isolates verified statutory component illustrations and reconciles cash flow with economic cost without recommending a vehicle.

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LTA · OneMotoring · EMA · methodology v1.1.0 · rules checked 10 Sep 2026

Compare two or three quotations on one mileage, date and horizon. Purchase and resale assumptions remain yours; the engine keeps acquisition, finance, energy, road tax and terminal equity separate.

Dated official sourcesLTA / OneMotoringEMAUser inputs
1. Common comparison basis

Every enabled scenario uses this start date, horizon, mileage, currency and terminal treatment. Blank means unknown; enter 0 only when zero is confirmed.

Sensitivity controls
2. Vehicle scenarios

Use an all-in dealer quote by default. Open component mode only when the OMV/ARF, COE, certified VES band and registration date are verified.

Scenario 1

The all-in quote is preserved; changing the registration date never deducts EEAI or VES again.

Finance and upfront cash
Energy
Charging mix (billed-energy share)
Home
Workplace
Public AC
Public DC
Road tax, running costs and resale
Scenario 2

The all-in quote is preserved; changing the registration date never deducts EEAI or VES again.

Finance and upfront cash
Energy
Road tax, running costs and resale
Scenario 3

The all-in quote is preserved; changing the registration date never deducts EEAI or VES again.

Finance and upfront cash
Energy
Road tax, running costs and resale

Calculated in your browser. Do not enter a plate number, VIN, address, lender, insurer or any personal free text. Values are never placed in the URL or analytics.

Purpose and methodology

Economic cost is net cash outflow plus opening equity minus closing equity. A bought-and-sold car also reconciles as purchase price minus sale proceeds plus fees, running costs and financing cost. Loan principal, depreciation and terminal value are each counted once.

Fictional worked example

The example compares invented BEV, HEV and petrol quotations over five years at 12,000 km a year. Its S$0.3478/kWh home-tariff input is the GST-inclusive July–September 2026 household reference—not a public-charging price.

Frequently asked questions

Does this automatically choose the best car?

No. It identifies a lower modelled cost under entered values and shows assumptions that could change the ordering.

Will EEAI or VES be deducted again from an all-in quote?

No. An all-in quote is preserved; only complete verified component mode produces a separate statutory illustration.

What if I have no home charging?

Set the home billed-energy share to 0% and make the four visible shares total 100%.

How does PHEV avoid double counting?

Total distance is partitioned into electric and petrol distance before either energy formula runs.

Limitations

This is a neutral comparison of entered scenarios, not a vehicle recommendation or a forecast of dealer prices, resale values or approval. Unknown future incentive periods never reuse 2027 values; used-car rebates must be checked under the applicable Tool 4 PARF regime.

Clear outputs

What this tool will show

Each result stays connected to the inputs and rules used.

  • 01Upfront and monthly cash, horizon economic cost and terminal debt/equity
  • 02Annual litres or grid kWh, energy cost and cost per kilometre
  • 03Road tax, component chart, accessible table and cumulative cash ledger
  • 04Pairwise mileage break-even with valid no-crossing and outside-range states
  • 05Mileage, energy-price, charging, resale and optional battery-event sensitivities
Transparency standard

The workings stay visible from day one.

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Official rules

Applied parameters include a source and verification date.

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Assumptions

User inputs and defaults are clearly separated.

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Limits

Scope and exclusions appear beside the result.

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