The honest electric car, built in Europe.
From €34,9001 · Real-world 450 km highway range2 · 20–80% in 28 minutes3 · 7-year battery warranty, Euro 7 compliant4
Built and assembled in Europe · Free test drive in DE, FR, NL, SE, NO
Why now
The charger network caught up. The numbers finally add up.
Two things changed in 2025, and they matter more than any press release.
Chargers are everywhere now. EU law (AFIR) requires fast-charging stations — at least 150 kW — every 60 km along Europe's core road network, with 1 million+ public charge points installed across the continent by end of 2024.5 The question "can I get there?" is mostly answered.
Cars got cheaper to run. Stricter 2025 CO₂ targets (93.6 g/km fleet average) pushed every manufacturer to sell more EVs — which means better leasing deals and steeper incentives in Germany, France, and the Nordics.6 Pair that with electricity at roughly a third the per-kilometre cost of petrol,7 and the math flips even before incentives.
We're not telling you it's mandatory. The 2035 rules softened in December 2025.8 We're telling you the numbers work now — voluntarily, on their own merits.
Live coverage on major European routes. Source: AFIR coverage map.5
1M+
Public charge points in Europe5
€612/mo
Total cost of ownership, all-in9
96.7 g/km
Avg new-car CO₂ in 2025, down from 106.76
Total cost of ownership
What it actually costs per month. All of it.
Most EV ads lead with a lease price and a star. We'd rather show you the full picture. Total cost of ownership adds up everything — monthly lease or finance, electricity, insurance, maintenance, and the incentives you get back — so you know what leaves your account every month, not just what the banner says.
Select your country and annual mileage. Figures update using local electricity prices and current incentives. Sources listed under each line.
| Line item | Monthly cost |
|---|---|
| Lease (Amptera Standard, 48 mo) | €399 |
| Electricity (0.32 €/kWh, 16 kWh/100 km)7 | €64 |
| Insurance | €89 |
| Maintenance | €30 |
| Incentive (Kaufprämie, amortised) | −€70 |
| Total cost of ownership | €512/mo9 |
9 Illustrative. Recalculates live by country. Methodology and current electricity-price sources linked below the table.
Example output — Germany
Example card shown for Germany, 15,000 km/yr. Numbers update live based on the selected country selector.
The result usually surprises people. Electricity costs roughly a third of petrol per kilometre,7 EVs need no oil changes or timing belts, and most European countries still offer purchase grants or tax reductions.6
Range & charging
The range you'll actually get — by season, by road.
We don't quote WLTP and leave it there. WLTP is a lab cycle run at 23 °C with no hills, no wind, and no heater.10 It's useful for comparing cars to each other — it's not what you'll drive. So we tested. Same car, real European roads, real temperatures. Here's what we got.
Highway, summer
450 km
Real-world range, 120 km/h cruise, 20 °C, climate on.2
City, mixed
540 km
Urban + rural mixed loop, 18 °C, climate on.11
Winter highway
330 km
Highway, 120 km/h, −7 °C, climate + seat heat on.12
Range drops in cold weather — every EV does, ours included. We show you the winter number so you can plan, not guess.
20–80% in 28 min3
On a 150 kW DC charger. That's a coffee and a pastry, not a lunch.
Adds ~100 km of range per 10 minutes at peak speed.3
Compatible with Ionity, Fastned, Eneco, and all CCS2 networks across Europe. Plug & Charge supported — no app, no card, just plug in.
Battery confidence
A battery warranty that means something.
Battery life is the single biggest worry European buyers have about EVs — 35% cite it as a top concern.13 So here's the warranty, the regulation behind it, and the degradation data. No hedging.
The warranty. 7 years or 160,000 km, whichever comes first. If the battery drops below 70% of its original capacity within that window, we replace it.4
The regulation. Euro 7 (EU Regulation 2024/1257) makes battery durability a legal requirement, not a marketing promise: 70% capacity after 5 years / 100,000 km, and 65% after 8 years / 160,000 km.14 Amptera meets the 7-year threshold at year 5 — with margin.
The data. Our bench testing shows 82% capacity retention after 1,000 full charge cycles — roughly 8 years of typical European driving.15 We'll publish the cycle-test protocol in full.
| Term | Coverage |
|---|---|
| Battery warranty | 7 years / 160,000 km4 |
| Capacity floor | 70% within warranty period |
| Euro 7 compliance | ✅ Meets 2024/1257 durability targets14 |
| Tested retention | 82% after 1,000 cycles15 |
| Thermal management | Liquid-cooled, active preconditioning |
Compare honestly
How Amptera stacks up against the cars you're cross-shopping.
You're probably looking at a Tesla Model Y, a VW ID.4, and maybe an MG4. They're the three best-selling EVs in Europe.16 So here's an honest side-by-side — our wins, their wins, and the trade-offs in plain language.
| Specification | Amptera Standard | Tesla Model Y | VW ID.4 | MG4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real-world range (hwy) | 450 km2 | 430 km17 | 360 km18 | 340 km19 |
| Charge 20–80% | 28 min3 | 27 min20 | 32 min21 | 38 min22 |
| From price | €34,9001 | €44,99020 | €40,93521 | €28,99019 |
| Built in Europe | ✅ Yes | ✅ Berlin | ✅ Zwickau | ❌ China (35.3% tariff)23 |
| Battery warranty | 7 yr / 160,000 km4 | 8 yr / 192,000 km | 8 yr / 160,000 km | 7 yr / 150,000 km |
| Euro 7 compliant | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Software maturity | ●●●○ New, OTA updates | ●●●●● Mature | ●●○ Known issues24 | ●●○ Basic |
vs. Tesla Model Y — Tesla wins on software polish and the Supercharger network, full stop. But the Model Y is now 4+ years old with no major refresh,25 service centres are thin in parts of Europe, and the brand is polarising. Amptera is newer, built in Europe, and doesn't come with the CEO in the package.
vs. VW ID.4 — VW wins on dealer density and brand familiarity. It loses on real-world range (noticeably shorter) and software — the ID. series has documented infotainment bugs and Cariad write-downs.24 Amptera charges faster and ships cleaner software.
vs. MG4 — MG wins on sticker price, hands down. But it's built in China and carries a 35.3% EU tariff,23 which is why MG's BEV sales dropped 60% in H1 2025.26 Quality perception lags, and the residual value drops faster than EU-built alternatives.
Drive it before you decide.
Free test drive in DE, FR, NL, SE, NO. No deposit. No salesperson in the passenger seat. Bring your own route.
7-year battery warranty4 · Built in Europe · Euro 7 compliant14 · 14-day return guarantee