BMW i3 vs Subaru Solterra
The Solterra costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less 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
- United States
- $724
- $703 (better)
- New Zealand
- $794
- $771 (better)
- Australia
- $678
- $658 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £515
- £500 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 113 MPGe
- 117 MPGe (better)
- Also
- 3.4 mi/kWh
- 3.5 mi/kWh (better)
- Range
- 153 miles
- 288 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 4
- –
- Length
- 3,999 mm
- –
Engine
- Engine
- Single motor
- –
- Power
- 125 kW
- –
- Torque
- 250 Nm
- –
- Gearbox
- Single-speed
- –
- Drive
- RWD
- –
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.
i3 or Solterra?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW i3 or the Subaru Solterra?
The Subaru Solterra: about $20 a year less in the US than the BMW i3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
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