Kia EV9 vs Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive
The EV9 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia 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
- $1,066 (better)
- $1,073
- Australia
- $910 (better)
- $916
- United Kingdom
- £691 (better)
- £696
- United States
- $972 (better)
- $978
Official figures
- Uses
- 24.9 kWh/100km (better)
- 25.0 kWh/100km
- UK
- 2.5 mi/kWh (better)
- 2.5 mi/kWh
- US
- 84 MPGe (better)
- 84 MPGe
- Range
- 450 km (better)
- 140 km
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.
EV9 or B-Class Electric Drive?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia EV9 or the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive?
The Kia EV9: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia and $10 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
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