Renault Megane E-Tech vs Volkswagen ID.3: home charging cost

At the current price cap, the Renault Megane E-Tech is the cheaper of the two to run at 6.3p per mile vs 6.5p for the Volkswagen ID.3 — a difference of about £13.72 over 10,000 miles of home charging.

Prices based on the Ofgem price cap of 26.11 p/kWh, effective 1 July 2026.Source: Ofgem

	Renault Megane E-TechEV60	Volkswagen ID.3Pro 58 kWh
Full charge cost	£17.80	£17.21
Cost per mile	6.3p	6.5p
20-80% on a 7 kW wallbox	5 hr 9 min	4 hr 58 min
Usable battery	60 kWh	58 kWh
WLTP range	280 miles	265 miles
Efficiency	4.7 mi/kWh	4.6 mi/kWh
Max AC charging	11 kW	11 kW

At a glance

Full charge cost (lower is better)

Renault Megane E-Tech£17.80

Volkswagen ID.3£17.21

Running cost per mile (lower is better)

Renault Megane E-Tech6.3p

Volkswagen ID.36.5p

20-80% time on a 7 kW wallbox (lower is better)

Renault Megane E-Tech5 hr 9 min

Volkswagen ID.34 hr 58 min

The bigger battery costs more to fill but is not necessarily more expensive to run — cost per mile depends on efficiency, not battery size. Costs include ~12% AC charging losses.