UK: RAC Data Shows Rapid Charging Costs Rose 42% In Past 4 Months
The cost of charging an electric car on a pay-as-you-go basis at a publicly accessible ‘rapid’ charger has increased by more than 40 percent since May.
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The cost of charging an electric car on a pay-as-you-go basis at a publicly accessible ‘rapid’ charger has increased by more than 40 percent since May.
The average price of charging an electric car using a public rapid charge point has risen by more than a fifth since September, the RAC claims.
About three-quarters of a million vehicles on Britain's roads now can be plugged in, including 720,053 cars, 26,990 vans, 993 buses and 313 trucks, the SMMT said.
About three-quarters of a million vehicles on Britain's roads now can be plugged in, including 720,053 cars, 26,990 vans, 993 buses and 313 trucks, the SMMT said.
The average cost to complete an 80 per cent rapid charge of a typical family-sized electric car with a 64kWh battery has increased by £4, from £18.81 to £22.81.