Diesel vs electric — the whole-life numbers

Head-to-head total cost of ownership: purchase, energy, maintenance, payback and CO₂ — scenario-driven, every assumption on screen.

Choosing a type loads indicative reference figures for both sides — adjust them to your exact model or quote.

Assumptions — all editable

Diesel / petrol side

Electric side

Diesel — 8-yr TCO

৳ 141.5 Lac

৳ 34/km running · ৳ 12,06,000/yr

Electric — 8-yr TCO

৳ 112.2 Lac

৳ 13/km running · ৳ 4,64,400/yr

Electric wins by

৳ 29.3 Lac

Purchase premium for electric: ৳ 30 Lac

Operating savings: ৳ 7,41,600 / year

Payback on the premium: 4 years — then every remaining year is pure saving

CO₂ avoided: ≈ 193 tonnes over 8 years

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Estimates from the figures entered. Excludes financing cost, charger capex, resale value, and duty changes — Zeph advisors model those per deal. Battery replacement is typically not needed within 8 years on modern LFP packs.

Defaults follow current Bangladesh pump prices (octane ৳122, diesel ৳102 per litre) and global reference figures — every value is editable. Prices are entered in Taka; USD display uses a fixed reference rate of ৳125 = $1.