Kandi K27 vs Tesla Model Y
The K27 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $787 (better)
- $800
- Australia
- $672 (better)
- $683
- United Kingdom
- £511 (better)
- £519
- United States
- $718 (better)
- $729
Official figures
- Uses
- 18.4 kWh/100km (better)
- 18.6 kWh/100km
- UK
- 3.4 mi/kWh (better)
- 3.3 mi/kWh
- US
- 114 MPGe (better)
- 112 MPGe
- Range
- 94 km
- 527 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 971 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,600 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,750 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,909 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- Single electric motor
- Power
- –
- 220 kW
- Torque
- –
- 420 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- Single-speed reduction gear
- Drive
- –
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
K27 or Model Y?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kandi K27 or the Tesla Model Y?
The Kandi K27: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Tesla Model Y at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
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