Cost of public charging an EV is now more expensive than filling up with diesel–Parkers

[rangerrebew]

Cost of public charging an EV is now more expensive than filling up with diesel–Parkers
OCTOBER 17, 2022
tags: Electric Cars
By Paul Homewood
 

The price of charging an electric car using a public rapid charger is now more expensive than filling up with diesel according to data gathered by Parkers. The soaring price of wholesale gas and electricity has forced up the cost of charging a typical electric car, with £10 of charge taking you less far than the same amount of diesel.

This rise in EV charging begins to bite just as petrol and diesel prices are finally beginning to fall. Despite the spiralling costs of using public electric car chargers, the long-term consideration of an electric car is still very much on many drivers’ minds.

The RAC says that the average price per kilowatt hour (kWh) of a UK rapid charger is 63.29p, but it can cost a lot more. Osprey announced in August 2022 prices on its rapid chargers to £1 per kilowatt hour. Tesla charges an average of 77p/kWh for non-Tesla drivers (according to Zap-Map), and the second largest rapid network, Gridserve, charges 66p/kWh.

https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2022/10/17/cost-of-public-charging-an-ev-is-now-more-expensive-than-filling-up-with-diesel-parkers/

[DefiantMassRINO]

Big Global Climate Change keeps telling us that alternative energy and electric vehicles will save money, but they've never provided real-world proof.

[Smokin Joe]

Big Global Climate Change keeps telling us that alternative energy and electric vehicles will save money, but they've never provided real-world proof.

I recall being told that nuclear power was going to be so cheap that electricity would practically be free.

This is nothing new. But they are saving on gasoline...