The quick answer
What you pay depends far more on where your electricity comes from than on the car. A small EV uses roughly 15 to 20 kWh to cover 100 km in Lagos driving with the air conditioning on. Multiply that by the price of your electricity:
- Grid at home (Band A): at about ₦209 per kWh (check your bill for your rate), around ₦3,600 to ₦4,800 per 100 km once charging losses are included.
- Public chargers: prices in Lagos are typically ₦300 per kWh for AC and ₦500 per kWh for DC fast charging, so roughly ₦5,100 to ₦11,400 per 100 km.
- Petrol generator: a small generator produces only about 2 kWh per litre, so at ₦1,000 per litre each kWh costs about ₦500, as much as public fast charging.
- Solar: once the system is paid for, each extra kWh costs very little. Charge in daylight while the car is parked at home.
For comparison, a petrol car using 9 litres per 100 km at ₦1,000 per litre costs ₦9,000 per 100 km in fuel.
Your tariff band matters
Electricity tariffs depend on your distribution company and your band. Band A customers, who should receive 20 or more hours of supply a day, pay the highest rate. Check your bill for your current rate, as tariffs change.
Work out your own numbers
Use our ownership cost calculator: enter your daily distance, tariff and how much of your charging comes from the grid, solar, a generator or public chargers. Our charging calculator shows how long a charge takes on any charger.
Find a charger
See every station we list, with plug types and prices, in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, or on the charging map.