Last updated on February 3rd, 2023 at 10:37 am
With what is going on in the power supply business in the UK at the moment, any conversation about charging costs risks becoming very rapidly dated. Although British Gas has claimed some chargers can cost as much as £4 per kWh, in reality the maximum appears to be Source London chargers in the centre of the city at 80p per kWh. Below that, the 69p per kWh is the price of non-central Source London chargers and IONITY 350kW rapids, although IONITY partners such as BMW, VW or Kia/Hyundai get discounts with the latter, and Source memberships reduce its costs too.
Below that, 20-40p per kWh is the going rate for AC charging (with a few lower or even free if you can still find them). DC charging usually ranges from 30p to 50p per kWh, but basic 50kW units can be cheaper than the faster rapids that are nominally over 100kW. InstaVolt chargers have a blanket 45p per kWh rate, for example, but Osprey chargers are cheaper at 40p per kWh. The prices for bp pulse charging range considerably depending on power and whether you are paying contactless or using one of the membership levels. A bp pulse subscriber using a 50kW charger pays 32p per kWh, but a contactless 150kW charger costs 50p.
Even if you are paying 80p per kWh, your EV is still likely to be costing you less to run per mile than an equivalent petrol or diesel car. But when you can pay a third of that at other networks, or even less with some home supplies, being selective (and knowledgeable) about where you charge can save you even more, making EVs much cheaper than fossil fuel.
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