Small script, that allows to do the back of the napkin math if an electric vehicle is cheaper than a combustion car.
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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import json
import sys
import argparse
__author__ = 'm3x1m0m'
class c_settings_extractor:
def __init__(self, fname):
with open(fname, "r") as rf:
settings = json.load(rf)
kilometer_price_ccar = settings["ccar"]["litres_per_kilometer"] * settings["juice_litre_price"]
self.labels = [settings["ecar"]["label"], settings["ccar"]["label"]]
self.purchase = np.array([settings["ecar"]["price"], settings["ccar"]["price"]])
self.taxes = np.array([settings["ecar"]["taxes"], settings["ccar"]["taxes"]])
self.insurance = np.array([settings["ecar"]["insurance"], settings["ccar"]["insurance"]])
kilometer_price_ecar = ( settings["ecar"]["charging_behaviour"]["percent_home_charges"] * settings["kwh_price_home"]
+ settings["ecar"]["charging_behaviour"]["percent_commercial_charges"] * settings["kwh_price_commercial"]) / 100.0
self.driving = np.array([kilometer_price_ecar * settings["kilometers_per_year"], kilometer_price_ccar * settings["kilometers_per_year"]])
self.maintenance = np.array([settings["ecar"]["maintenance"], settings["ccar"]["maintenance"]])
self.kilometers = settings["kilometers_per_year"]
self.currency = settings["currency"]
def get_labels(self):
return self.labels
def get_purchase(self):
return self.purchase
def get_taxes(self):
return self.taxes
def get_insurance(self):
return self.insurance
def get_driving(self):
return self.driving
def get_maintenance(self):
return self.maintenance
def get_kilometers(self):
return self.kilometers
def get_currency(self):
return self.currency
class c_ecar_comparator:
def __init__(self, fname):
self.settings_extractor = c_settings_extractor(fname)
def calculate_costs_a_year(self):
taxes = self.settings_extractor.get_taxes()
insurance = self.settings_extractor.get_insurance()
driving = self.settings_extractor.get_driving()
maintenance = self.settings_extractor.get_maintenance()
return taxes + insurance + driving + maintenance
def calculate_costs(self, years, months):
months_a_year = 12.0
costs_a_year = self.calculate_costs_a_year()
return costs_a_year * (years + months/months_a_year)
def calculate_break_even(self):
total_costs = self.settings_extractor.get_purchase()
months_a_year = 12.0
increment = self.calculate_costs_a_year() / months_a_year
months = 0
while total_costs[0] > total_costs[1]:
total_costs = total_costs + increment
months += 1
kilometers = self.settings_extractor.get_kilometers() * months / months_a_year
return [months//months_a_year, months%months_a_year, kilometers] # years, months
def calculate_amortization_point(self):
y = 0
m = 1
months_a_year = 12.0
# Insurance and taxes need to be payed anyway
relevant_costs_a_year = self.settings_extractor.get_driving() + self.settings_extractor.get_maintenance()
savings_a_month = (relevant_costs_a_year[1]-relevant_costs_a_year[0]) / months_a_year
months_till_amortized = self.settings_extractor.get_purchase()[0] / savings_a_month
kilometers = months_till_amortized * self.settings_extractor.get_kilometers() / months_a_year
months_till_amortized = np.ceil(months_till_amortized)
return months_till_amortized//months_a_year, months_till_amortized%months_a_year, round(kilometers, ndigits=2)
def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='This script allows to calculate if an electric car makes sense financially for you.')
parser.add_argument('-a','--settings', help='Settings file.', required=True, metavar=('FILENAME'))
parser.add_argument('-b','--break_even', help='Calculate the break even point (when the EV becomes cheaper).', action='store_true')
parser.add_argument('-c','--amortization', help='Calculate the point in time when the electric vehicle is amortized completely by savings.', action='store_true')
parser.add_argument('-d','--savings_per_month', help='Calculate savings per month.', action='store_true')
parser.add_argument('-e','--savings_per_year', help='Calculate savings per year.', action='store_true')
parser.add_argument('-f','--savings_per_kilometer', help='Calculate savings per 100 kilometers (only driving, no maintenance, taxes or insurance).', action='store_true')
parser.add_argument('-g','--plot', help='Visualize costs over one or multiple years.', type=int, metavar=('YEARS'))
args = parser.parse_args()
if not args.break_even and not args.savings_per_year and not args.savings_per_month and not args.plot:
sys.exit("Please choose one or multiple options")
comparator = c_ecar_comparator(args.settings)
extractor = c_settings_extractor(args.settings)
be_years = None
be_months = None
be_kilometers = None
if args.break_even:
be_years, be_months, be_kilometers = comparator.calculate_break_even()
print("Break even after {} years and {} months.".format(be_years, be_months))
if args.savings_per_month:
years = 0
months = 1
savings = comparator.calculate_costs(years, months)
print("Savings per month based on yearly spending: {}.".format(round(savings[1]-savings[0], ndigits=2)))
if args.savings_per_year:
years = 1
months = 0
savings = comparator.calculate_costs(years, months)
print("Savings per year: {}.".format(round(savings[1]-savings[0], ndigits=2)))
if args.savings_per_kilometer:
hundred_km = 100.0
driving = hundred_km * extractor.get_driving() / extractor.get_kilometers()
labels = extractor.get_labels()
print("Costs driving 100 km in the {}: {}. Costs driving 100 km in the {}: {}.".format(labels[0], round(driving[0], ndigits=2), labels[1], round(driving[1]), ndigits=2))
am_years = None
am_months = None
am_kilometers = None
if args.amortization:
am_years, am_months, am_kilometers = comparator.calculate_amortization_point()
print("The electric vehicle will be amortized by savings after {} years, {} months or exactely at {} kilometres.".format(am_years, am_months, am_kilometers))
if args.plot != None:
width = 0.3
plt_colors = ["#8ecae6", "#219ebc", "#023047", "#ffb703", "#fb8500"];
color_ind = 0
labels = extractor.get_labels()
purchase = extractor.get_purchase()
taxes = extractor.get_taxes()
insurance = extractor.get_insurance()
driving = extractor.get_driving()
maintenance = extractor.get_maintenance()
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.bar(labels, purchase, width, label = "Price", color = plt_colors[0])
current_y = extractor.get_purchase()
y = 0
for i in range(args.plot):
ax.bar(labels, taxes, width, bottom = current_y, label = "Taxes".format(y), color = plt_colors[1])
current_y = current_y + taxes
ax.bar(labels, insurance, width, bottom = current_y, label = "Insurance".format(y), color = plt_colors[2])
current_y = current_y + insurance
ax.bar(labels, driving, width, bottom = current_y, label = "Driving".format(y), color = plt_colors[3])
current_y = current_y + driving
ax.bar(labels, maintenance, width, bottom = current_y, label = "Maintenance".format(y), color = plt_colors[4])
current_y = current_y + maintenance
y += 1
labels = ["Purchase", "Taxes", "Insurance", "Driving", "Maintenance"]
lnspace_start = -0.2
lnspace_stop = 1.2
lnspace_n = 10
x_text = 0.2
if args.break_even:
months_a_year = 12.0
be_money = (be_years + be_months/months_a_year) * comparator.calculate_costs_a_year()
be_money = be_money[1] + extractor.get_purchase()
ax.plot(np.linspace(lnspace_start, lnspace_stop, lnspace_n), [be_money[1]]*lnspace_n, "--", color = plt_colors[2], label = "Break even")
ax.text(x_text, be_money[1] + 100, "Break even: {} years, {} months, {} kilometers".format(be_years, be_months, be_kilometers))
labels = ["Break even"] + labels
if args.amortization:
months_a_year = 12.0
am_money = (am_years + am_months/months_a_year) * comparator.calculate_costs_a_year()
am_money = am_money[1] + extractor.get_purchase()
ax.plot(np.linspace(lnspace_start, lnspace_stop, lnspace_n), [am_money[1]]*lnspace_n, "--", color = plt_colors[2], label = "Amortization")
ax.text(x_text, am_money[1] + 100, "Amortization: {} years, {} months, {} kilometers".format(am_years, am_months, am_kilometers))
labels = ["Amortization"] + labels
ax.set_ylabel(extractor.get_currency())
ax.set_title("Comparision of economics: Electric vs. combustion car")
ax.legend(labels)
ax.grid(axis = "y")
plt.show()
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()