DS 3 E-Tense running costs (2021–2026)
Real-world UK ownership figures for the DS 3 E-Tense, including home-charging cost, road tax (VED), insurance group and depreciation. All numbers based on observed UK driving, not lab WLTP figures.
Key figures at a glance
- Fuel type: electric
- Body style: suv
- Efficiency: 3.24 mi/kWh real-world (4.02 official WLTP)
- Real-world range: 175 miles (217 official)
- Battery: 54 kWh usable
- CO₂: 0 g/km
- Road tax (VED) year one: £0
- Road tax standard rate: £195/yr
- Five-year VED total: £780
- Insurance group: 24/50
- Depreciation outlook: average
- List price: £37,495
- Indicative annual charging cost (10,000 mi): £262
The DS 3 E-Tense returns 3.24 mi/kWh real-world (4.02 official WLTP). At 10,000 miles a year that translates to roughly £262 in home-charging cost on a typical EV tariff, before insurance, servicing or depreciation.
Road tax sits at £0 in year one and £195 per year thereafter. Insurance group 24 of 50 puts it in the mainstream bracket for UK quotes.