Cupra Born: What is the charging cost of the compact electric sedan?
This page is translated from the original post "Cupra Born : quel est le coût de recharge de la berline compacte électrique ?" in French.
- 10/02/2023 12:00
The Cupra Born, a spirited Iberian, positions itself as an original alternative to the star electric sedans, offering good performance and range. But what about the cost of charging?
Sporty branch of Seat, the Cupra brand has also taken over the electric models of the Martorell firm. As usual, Seat and therefore Cupra use the technical bases of Volkswagen models, in this case the ID.3 sedan, but they infuse a hint of sportiness, especially in terms of aesthetics, and sometimes with specific chassis settings.
The Cupra Born was launched in 2021 and is based on the famous MEB platform dedicated to 100% electric vehicles of the Volkswagen Group. The architecture is that of a front-wheel drive, with three motors offered depending on the markets: 150 hp, 204 hp, and 231 hp. Three battery capacities are also available: 45 kWh, 58 kWh, and 77 kWh.
In France, only the top versions have been selected. That is the 204 hp (Born V) and 231 hp (Born VZ) motors, as well as the L (58 kWh) and XL (77 kWh) batteries.
At the time of writing, the range is composed as follows:
*CUPRA Born V 204 hp – Battery L: from €44,500
*CUPRA Born VZ 230 hp – Battery L: from €45,500
*CUPRA Born VZ 230 hp – Battery XL: from €46,500
These three versions are eligible for the €5,000 bonus, provided you limit options to stay under the famous €47,000 limit!
Range and consumption of the Cupra Born 58 kWh
| Measured consumption | |
| Highway | 14 kWh/100 km |
| Motorway | 19.3 kWh/100 km |
| City | 15 kWh/100 km |
| Mixed cycle | 16 kWh/100 km |
| Measured range | |
| Highway | 400 km |
| Motorway | 300 km |
| City | 390 km |
| Mixed cycle | 370 km |
Charging time of the Cupra Born 58 kWh
| Max AC charging power (0%-100%) | 11 kW |
| Domestic socket charging time | 32 hours |
| Charging time 7.4 kW | 8 hours |
| Charging time 11 kW | 5.5 hours |
| Max DC charging power (0%-80%) | 120 kW |
| Charging time 120 kW | 35 minutes |
Home charging
| Net battery capacity | Off-peak rate* | Peak rate** | Cost to charge 100% |
| 58 kWh | 0,112 €/kWh | 0,185 €/kWh | from €6.49* to €10.73** |
Fast charging on a Ionity station
| Battery capacity | Pricing* | Cost to charge 100% |
| 58 kWh | €0.39 / kWh to €0.69 / kWh | €22.62 to €40.02 |
Cost comparison for a full tank of Super 95-E10 on a Cupra Leon e-Hybrid 204 hp
Among the Cupra range, the most comparable model to our CUPRA Born V 204 hp – Battery L (€44,500 excluding bonuses), is the Cupra Leon e-Hybrid 204 hp (from €43,750 without Bonus), which, as its name indicates, features a plug-in hybrid system. Efficient and economical when its 12.8 kWh battery is fully charged, it is logically more hungry with an empty battery. The Iberian can nevertheless manage just 6.5 liters per 100 km in mixed cycle. With a liter of Super 95-E10 at €1.895 at the time of writing, the cost per 100 km is therefore about €12.31. For a full 40-liter tank, that’s €75.8.
In terms of range, the fully electric Cupra Born can flirt with 370 km in mixed cycle, while the Cupra Leon e-Hybrid 204 hp can reach up to 615 km.
Summary: the Cupra Born 58 kWh versus its combustion counterparts
| Cupra Born 58 kWh | Cupra Leon e-Hybrid 204 hp | |||
| Cost per 100 km | from €1.79 to €11.04* | €12.31 |
Two Cupras, two philosophies. But in terms of savings, the fully electric Cupra Born proves to be considerably more advantageous. Already in purchase price, since with the bonus it can drop below €40,000, but then in cost per kilometer with a significantly lower “pump” price, whatever the scenario.
Read also: Cupra Born vs Renault Megane E-Tech: which compact to choose?
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