Cars & mobility
Calculation method and formula
depreciation + energy + insurance + tax + maintenance + financing
Understand the inputs
- Powertrain
- Choose the matching option; it determines the table value or calculation variant.
- Purchase price
- Unit: €. Minimum 0. Use a measured value or your own assumption.
- Ownership period
- Unit: years. Minimum 1. Maximum 30. Whole number.
- Resale value
- Unit: €. Minimum 0. Use a measured value or your own assumption.
- Distance/year
- Unit: km. Minimum 1. Use a measured value or your own assumption.
- Consumption per 100 km
- Unit: l or kWh. Minimum 0. Use a measured value or your own assumption.
- Price per litre/kWh
- Unit: €. Minimum 0. Use a measured value or your own assumption.
- Insurance/year
- Unit: €. Minimum 0. Use a measured value or your own assumption.
- Tax/year
- Unit: €. Minimum 0. Use a measured value or your own assumption.
- Maintenance/repairs per year
- Unit: €. Minimum 0. Use a measured value or your own assumption.
- Other costs/year
- Unit: €. Minimum 0. Use a measured value or your own assumption.
- Financed amount
- Unit: €. Minimum 0. Use a measured value or your own assumption.
- Financing rate
- Unit: %. Minimum 0. Maximum 50. Use a measured value or your own assumption.
Assumptions and limitations
Compare equal ownership periods and mileage. Depreciation, running costs and financing are only as complete as your inputs; resale value is an assumption.
The formula uses the specified units. Displayed numbers are rounded; whole packs, item counts and full time periods may also be rounded within the calculation.