Tesla Model 3 vs Volkswagen ID.7: home charging cost

At the current price cap, the Volkswagen ID.7 is the cheaper of the two to run at 5.9p per mile vs 6.5p for the Tesla Model 3 — a difference of about £51.60 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

	Tesla Model 3RWD	Volkswagen ID.7Pro 77 kWh
Full charge cost	£17.06	£22.85
Cost per mile	6.5p	5.9p
20-80% on a 7 kW wallbox	4 hr 56 min	6 hr 36 min
Usable battery	57.5 kWh	77 kWh
WLTP range	318 miles	383 miles
Efficiency	4.6 mi/kWh	5 mi/kWh
Max AC charging	11 kW	11 kW

At a glance

Full charge cost (lower is better)

Tesla Model 3£17.06

Volkswagen ID.7£22.85

Running cost per mile (lower is better)

Tesla Model 36.5p

Volkswagen ID.75.9p

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

Tesla Model 34 hr 56 min

Volkswagen ID.76 hr 36 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.