Subaru Solterra vs Volvo EX60

The Solterra costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US.

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Subaru SolterraVolvo EX60

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$771 (better)
$800
Australia
$658 (better)
$683
United Kingdom
£500 (better)
£519
United States
$703 (better)
$729

Official figures

Uses
18.0 kWh/100km (better)
18.6 kWh/100km
UK
3.5 mi/kWh (better)
3.3 mi/kWh
US
117 MPGe (better)
112 MPGe
Range
463 km
502 km (better)

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.

Solterra or EX60?

Which is cheaper to run, the Subaru Solterra or the Volvo EX60?

The Subaru Solterra: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Volvo EX60 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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