Petrol vs Electric
You're spending
R184 more
than you need to.
Every 100 km.
South Africa's petrol price has reached a record high. This report shows exactly what driving costs today — petrol versus electric — and what the difference means for your wallet over a month, a year, and five years.
The average South African drives around 1,250 km per month. At current petrol prices, that costs R2,800 in fuel. In a Dongfeng EV charged at home, the same distance costs R500. That's R2,300 back in your pocket. Every single month.
The numbers
What it costs to drive 100 km today.
One number is what petrol drivers pay. The other is what Dongfeng EV owners pay, charged overnight at home using standard household electricity.
Even when charging at a public fast-charging station, the cost is approximately R85/100 km — still 62% less than petrol. These are not estimates. They are calculated from official government pump prices and published electricity tariffs.
Your savings
Here is what switching actually puts back in your pocket.
Based on the South African average of 15,000 km driven per year, here is the rand saving when you switch from petrol to a Dongfeng EV charged at home. These figures use today's prices only — no future petrol increases assumed.
That's R2,300 you are currently handing over to the petrol station every month that you could keep. It adds up fast.
To put R27,600 per year in perspective — that's roughly equal to:
- A full year of vehicle insurance avg R1,800–R2,500/month covered by your EV saving
- 3 months of groceries for a family of four avg R8,000–R10,000/month covered by your EV saving
- A return flight to Cape Town for a family of four R6,000–R8,000 return with money to spare
- A year of private school extra lessons R2,000–R3,000/month fully covered
- 45 tanks of petrol at a 50L tank = R1,403/fill petrol you'll never need to buy again
Available at Dongfeng Gqeberha
Three models. All electric. All qualify.
Every Dongfeng model in our showroom achieves the R40/100 km home charging figure in this report. Here is the full range available at 343 Cape Road, Newton Park.
Dongfeng 007
Luxury Electric Sedan
Dongfeng Box
Urban Electric SUV
Dongfeng 06
Compact Electric Crossover
Peace of Mind
Industry-leading warranty — on every model.
One of the biggest concerns people have about buying an EV is long-term reliability. Every Dongfeng model addresses that directly with a warranty package that no competitor in this price bracket comes close to matching.
No other EV in this price class comes close. Every Dongfeng model — from the Box at R349 000 to the 007 at R799 000 — comes with a 10-year battery warranty included as standard.
Data sources & methodology: Petrol price R28.06/L is the official inland 95 Unleaded retail price effective 3 June 2026 (DMRE). Petrol consumption of 8L/100km is the SA national average (AA of South Africa). EV consumption of 11.5 kWh/100km is the real-world figure for the Dongfeng Box sourced from ev-database.org. Home charging rate of R3.50/kWh is the mid-range national average across Eskom Homelight 60A (R3.43/kWh), City Power Johannesburg (R3.06/kWh), and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (est. R3.50–R4.00/kWh) effective April 2026. Public DC fast charge rate of R7.35/kWh from GridCars/Rubicon published tariffs. Annual figures based on 15,000 km/year (South African Insurance Association average). All savings are conservative estimates using today's prices only and do not account for future petrol price increases.