{"id":6056,"date":"2020-12-13T11:41:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T11:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escooternerds.com\/?page_id=6056"},"modified":"2021-06-28T14:21:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T14:21:20","slug":"car-commute-cost-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/escooternerds.com\/electric-scooter-calculators\/car-commute-cost-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Commute Cost Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"calculatorContainer\">\n\n\t<div class=\"calculatorResultContainer\">\n\t\t<div class=\"calculatorResultText\">To calculate your monthly car commute expenses, you will need to enter the commute distance in both ways, the fuel efficiency, the fuel price, and how many days per week you commute. Optionally, add other costs related to your commute, such as monthly parking costs, and other vehicle costs like maintenance and repairs, tires, but also taxes, insurance, registration, and ticket and fines prices (do your best estimate). In case you&#8217;re not sure about your vehicle&#8217;s fuel efficiency (miles per gallon, or kilometers per liter), you can try and find it out for your exact car model <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatcar.com\/truempg\/mpg-calculator\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"marginTop16\">\n\t\t<select id=\"metricSystem\">\n            <option value=\"imperial\">Imperial<\/option>\n            <option value=\"metric\">Metric<\/option>\n\t\t<\/select>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"marginTop16\">\n\t\t<label>Commute distance (both ways) <span class=\"own-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<input id=\"distance\" type=\"number\"><span id=\"distanceLabel\"> miles<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"marginTop16\">\n\t\t<label>Vehicle fuel efficiency <span class=\"own-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<input id=\"fuelEfficiency\" type=\"number\"><span id=\"fuelEfficiencyLabel\"> miles per gallon<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"marginTop16\">\n\t\t<label>Fuel price <span class=\"own-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<input id=\"fuelPrice\" type=\"number\"><span id=\"fuelPriceLabel\"> $ per gallon<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"marginTop16\">\n\t\t<label>Commute days per week <span class=\"own-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<select id=\"days\">\n            <option value=\"1\">1<\/option>\n            <option value=\"2\">2<\/option>\n            <option value=\"3\">3<\/option>\n            <option value=\"4\">4<\/option>\n            <option value=\"5\" selected=\"\">5<\/option>\n            <option value=\"6\">6<\/option>\n            <option value=\"7\">7<\/option>\n\t\t<\/select>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"marginTop16\">\n\t\t<label>Parking cost per month<\/label>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<input id=\"parkingCost\" type=\"number\"><span id=\"heightLabel\"> $<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"marginTop16\">\n\t\t<label>Est. additional vehicle cost per month (taxes, insurance, registration, repairs, tires, tickets, etc)<\/label>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<input id=\"vehicleCost\" type=\"number\"><span id=\"heightLabel\"> $<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"marginTop16\">\n\t\t<button class=\"primaryButton calculateButton\" id=\"calculateButton\">CALCULATE<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"calculatorResultContainer marginTop16\">\n\t\t<p>Commute cost per month:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"result\" class=\"bold calculatorResult\">\n\t\t\tEnter the values and press &#8220;CALCULATE&#8221;\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"realResultRange\" class=\"realResultRange\"><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n\t(function () {\n\t\tconst calculate = function() {\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('result').innerHTML = ' \/ ';\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('realResultRange').innerHTML = '';\n\n\t\t\tconst metricSystem = document.getElementById('metricSystem').value;\n\t\t\tconst isMetric = metricSystem === 'metric';\n\n\n\t\t\tlet distance = parseFloat(document.getElementById('distance').value);\n\t\t\tif(!distance || Number.isNaN(distance) || distance < 0) {\n\t\t\t\talert('Please enter valid commute distance');\n\t\t\t\treturn false;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\n\t\t\tlet fuelEfficiency = parseFloat(document.getElementById('fuelEfficiency').value);\n\t\t\tif(!fuelEfficiency || Number.isNaN(fuelEfficiency) || fuelEfficiency < 0) {\n\t\t\t\talert('Please enter valid vehicle fuel efficiency');\n\t\t\t\treturn false;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\tlet fuelPrice = parseFloat(document.getElementById('fuelPrice').value);\n\t\t\tif(!fuelPrice || Number.isNaN(fuelPrice) || fuelPrice < 0) {\n\t\t\t\talert('Please enter valid fuel price');\n\t\t\t\treturn false;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\tconst days = document.getElementById('days').value;\n\n\t\t\tlet parkingCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById('parkingCost').value);\n\t\t\tif(!parkingCost || Number.isNaN(parkingCost) || parkingCost <= 0) {\n\t\t\t\tparkingCost = 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\tlet vehicleCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById('vehicleCost').value);\n\t\t\tif(!vehicleCost || Number.isNaN(vehicleCost) || vehicleCost <= 0) {\n\t\t\t\tvehicleCost = 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\tlet result = distance * (fuelPrice \/ fuelEfficiency) * (30.4 * days \/ 7) + parkingCost + vehicleCost;\n\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '$' + result.toFixed(2);\n\t\t\tlet months = Math.floor(550 \/ result);\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('realResultRange').innerHTML = 'By cutting this cost, a typical commuter scooter like the <a href=\"https:\/\/escooternerds.com\/xiaomi-m365-pro\">Xiaomi M365 Pro<\/a> will pay itself off in ' + months + ' months.';\n\t\t\treturn true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tdocument.getElementById('metricSystem').addEventListener('change', function (e) {\n\t\t\tif(e.target.value === 'imperial') {\n\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('distanceLabel').innerHTML = ' miles';\n\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('fuelEfficiencyLabel').innerHTML = ' miles per gallon';\n\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('fuelPriceLabel').innerHTML = ' $ per gallon';\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\telse {\n\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('distanceLabel').innerHTML = ' km';\n\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('fuelEfficiencyLabel').innerHTML = ' kilometers per liter';\n\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('fuelPriceLabel').innerHTML = ' $ per liter';\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t})\n\t\t\n\t\tdocument.getElementById('calculateButton').addEventListener('click', function (e) {\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\tcalculate();\n\t\t})\n\t})();\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/escooternerds.com\/electric-scooter-buying-guide\/\">electric scooter buying guide<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/escooternerds.com\/are-electric-scooters-good-for-commuting\/\">are scooters good for commuting<\/a><\/li><li><a 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