An online post comparing electricity bills before and after EV charging fuels debate over costs and solar as a necessity for landed homes.

A post by @mohdbadrulanas has triggered a discussion on Threads about the real household costs of electric vehicle ownership and whether solar power is now unavoidable for landed homes.

He shared a side-by-side comparison of his February electricity bill.

“Before using an EV – RM330. After using an EV – RM807.”

He added that the increase was “about RM500” but framed it against previous fuel spending: “previously I spent RM1,000 a month just on petrol.”

The figures drew immediate reactions.

@evclubmalaysia commented, “It’s honestly a loss not to use solar with a bill like that”, while @ghost_bourne noted, “Once it hits RM800, you’re already eligible for on-grid solar”.

Questions shifted to the type of house and other options. When @hazimah_hazma asked if it was a landed house, he said he’s already started thinking about putting it in.

Others focused on fuel costs, with @eliyamoi commenting, “RM1,000 a month on petrol? Wow. Most people max out at RM300–500 a month”.

He clarified that he spent around RM100 every three days, so “roughly RM30 a day”.

Meanwhile, several commenters shared first-hand solar experiences.

@msmia2323 shared that after two years of using solar, even without an EV, their electricity bill dropped from over RM600 to just above RM100.

However, cost was still a sticking point, with @ceipul saying installation for a solar panel cost around RM12,000, while @kthinakaran put it closer to RM40,000.

“But you only really feel the savings after 5–6 years”, lamented @madimalek.

What started as a simple bill comparison turned into a reality check: for many landed homeowners, owning an EV without solar doesn’t eliminate monthly costs — it just moves them from the petrol pump to the electricity bill.

 The Sun Malaysia