BYD e6 vs Rolls-Royce Spectre

The Spectre costs less to run, by the official figures: about $90 a year less in New Zealand.

Side by side

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

BYD e6Rolls-Royce Spectre

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,243
$1,151 (better)
Australia
$1,061
$983 (better)
United Kingdom
£806
£747 (better)
United States
$1,133
$1,050 (better)

Official figures

Uses
29.0 kWh/100km
26.8 kWh/100km (better)
Range
300 km
521 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.

e6 or Spectre?

Which is cheaper to run, the BYD e6 or the Rolls-Royce Spectre?

The Rolls-Royce Spectre: about $90 a year less in New Zealand than the BYD e6 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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