Eşel mobil has ended: is 100 km cheaper on electricity or petrol in Turkey?

What eşel mobil was and how it ended

Eşel mobil is a sliding-scale fuel tax. When it was brought back by Presidential Decision 10995 (Official Gazette, 5 March 2026), the special consumption tax (ÖTV) on fuel absorbed up to 75% of any price rise from the 2 March 2026 base, so a 10 lira rise in the product price reached the pump as about 2.5 lira.

It was wound down in steps: the state absorbed 50% of rises until 31 July and 25% from 1 August to 30 September, and the scheme ended on 1 October 2026. Diesel left early: from 13 August its ÖTV restarted at zero and climbs by 3 lira a month (3 in September, 6 in October, 9 in November, 12 in December) to 13.9006 lira per litre from 1 January 2027.

For petrol, Presidential Decision 11822 (1 October 2026) set the ÖTV on 95-octane petrol at 7.90 lira per litre in October, 11.36 in November and 14.8277 from 1 December, back to its level before eşel mobil. Anadolu Agency put the first step at about 4.15 lira at the pump, and noted that without the phasing the rise would have been about 12.47 lira at once.

What 100 km costs today

Same 100 km, sourced prices, official consumption figures (WLTP, which for EVs is measured at the wall, so charging losses are included). Tesla Model Y RWD: 13.4 kWh/100 km. For the combustion side we use a BMW 320i (6.5 L/100 km) and 320d (4.9 L/100 km), the lowest figures BMW publishes, so the comparison never flatters the EV:

• Home, single-rate, low tier (up to 8 kWh a day): 3.238 TL/kWh → about 43.4 TL
• Home, single-rate, high tier (above 8 kWh a day, where most car charging lands): 4.857 TL/kWh → about 65.1 TL
• Home, multi-rate night tariff: 3.2607 TL/kWh → about 43.7 TL
• ZES public AC: 10.99 TL/kWh → about 147.3 TL
• ZES DC fast charging: 12.99 TL/kWh → about 174.1 TL
• Diesel at 94.99 TL/L (Opet, İstanbul Avrupa, 5 Oct 2026) → about 465.5 TL
• Petrol 95 at 84.65 TL/L (same station and date) → about 550.2 TL

What changes in the coming months

The tax steps are already decided. Petrol's ÖTV rises by about 3.46 lira per litre on 1 November and again on 1 December; with 20% VAT on top that is about 4.15 lira at the pump each time, if nothing else changes. Diesel's ÖTV rises by 3 lira a month until December. Pump prices also move with oil prices and the exchange rate, so we don't forecast them; the calculator below lets you enter today's price.

Household electricity is set by EPDK. The table in force since 4 April 2026 (Board Decision 14461) still applied when we checked on 5 October; we found no EPDK change for 1 October.

What this means for a Tesla owner

Where you charge matters more than the fuel price. Home charging costs roughly a third to a half of public AC charging, and DC fast charging is the most expensive way to fill a Tesla but still about a third of the cost of petrol per 100 km at today's prices.

Two things to check on your own bill: whether your household already uses most of the 8 kWh-a-day low tier (then the car's kWh land in the high tier), and whether a multi-rate tariff with night charging would cut your cost. Our home-charging tariff calculator works this out with EPDK's own prices.

Frequently asked questions

When did eşel mobil end?

On 1 October 2026 for petrol and LPG. Diesel left the scheme earlier, on 13 August 2026, with its ÖTV rising in monthly steps to 13.9006 lira per litre from 1 January 2027.

How much does 100 km cost in a Tesla in Turkey?

For a Model Y RWD (13.4 kWh/100 km WLTP): about 43–65 TL charged at home depending on the tariff tier, about 147 TL on ZES AC and about 174 TL on ZES DC, using prices checked in late September and early October 2026.

Will petrol get more expensive?

The tax part is already set: the ÖTV on petrol rises on 1 November and 1 December 2026, about 4.15 lira per litre at the pump each time with VAT. The rest of the price follows oil prices and the exchange rate, which nobody can promise.

Did electricity prices change on 1 October?

We found no EPDK change for household electricity on 1 October 2026. The tariff in force since 4 April 2026 (EPDK Board Decision 14461) still applied when we checked on 5 October.