Recharging an EV is expensive
Recharging an EV is expensive – The rise in energy prices is starting to weigh on the pockets of electric car drivers – at least in Europe. In the United Kingdom, the cost of using fast or ultra-fast public chargers has risen by 50% in eight months, according to data from RAC, a British car services and insurance company.
This month, the average cost per kilowatt-hour on UK public fast chargers reached GBP 70.32, up 58% from May last year (£44.55) and up 11% from September (63.29 Pounds).
Refueling a car now costs an average of £36 (R$228) to fill 80% of a 64kWh battery, which guarantees an estimated range of 300 km, depending on the mode and place of driving. The cost is double that of charging at home, despite record domestic energy prices in the country.
In ultra-fast chargers, with powers of more than 100kW, the increase was 47% since May (50.97 Pounds), with a current price of 74.79 Pounds. An 80% battery recharge costs £38.29 today.
Electric is more expensive than gasoline car
For those who depend on public chargers, using electric cars is more expensive than combustion models, according to RAC data. The company compared the value to run 300 km with a gasoline model, a diesel and an electric one.
Filling up a 55 liter tank of gasoline costs £83.08, while a full tank of diesel costs £95.68. In the electric version, with a 64kWh battery, the price to fill up is £92.69 on the public fast charger and £98.59 on the ultra-fast charger.
Automotive companies and entities ask the government to reduce the tax charged on electricity in public EV chargers from 20% to 5%. “Our concern is that extremely high energy prices, which are already driving up household bills, will have the effect of pushing people away from using public chargers – something the government must avoid if charging point operators themselves are expected to be responsible for most of the infrastructure expansion,” said RAC executive Simon Williams.
Consumers sit in their pockets and complain. Although the United Kingdom and other European countries have the best infrastructure for electric cars in the world, according to the Roland Berger ranking, Europeans are the most dissatisfied with the tariffs charged.
