Tesla Model 3 vs Toyota bZ
The Model 3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 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
- $641 (better)
- $680
- New Zealand
- $703 (better)
- $746
- Australia
- $600 (better)
- $637
- United Kingdom
- £456 (better)
- £484
Official figures
- Uses
- 128 MPGe (better)
- 120 MPGe
- Also
- 3.8 mi/kWh (better)
- 3.6 mi/kWh
- Range
- 345 miles (better)
- 288 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- –
- Boot
- 682 L
- –
- Length
- 4,719 mm
- –
- Weight
- 1,780 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- Single motor
- –
- Power
- 366 kW
- –
- Torque
- 493 Nm
- –
- Gearbox
- Single-speed
- –
- Drive
- RWD
- –
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 8
- –
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.
Model 3 or bZ?
Which is cheaper to run, the Tesla Model 3 or the Toyota bZ?
The Tesla Model 3: about $40 a year less in the US than the Toyota bZ at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
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