Costs have gone up again! £200 more per year!

[SammyD]

The average cost of charging an electric car on the high-speed public network has risen by as much as 3p per mile since last year.

Surging energy prices have resulted in increases across both regular and rapid/ultra-rapid EV chargers.

The research showed that it now costs an average of 48p per kWh to charge at a rapid/ultra-rapid device, compared to just 35p per kWh in December 2021.

Similarly, the cost per kWh at regular devices has increased from 24p to 33p in the same period.

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Why does this keep happening? They want people to drive EVs but the cost of public charging is going up more and more. Some people don't have the option to charge at home (lack of space or they are renters) or they just can't afford to get a home charger installed. What are they meant to do?

It is really making me mad when I read stuff like this. I have a friend who switched to an EV a few years ago and has been saving but since the costs keep going up, he is saying the savings are not amounting to much when all is said and done.

 

[EmilyS]

Prices are going up on everything, simply because they know people are complaining about inflation and will blame it on Biden or Brexit, rather than greedy business owners.

 

[Matty]

There are two things happening right now... We have a lot of green movements pushing things into place very fast which is causing disruption in product lines and supply chains. And we have leaders who are not considering how many millions will be struggling and suffering because of these price hikes.

 

[Ryder]

I think it's going the same way as entertainment subscription services. Originally, Netflix was dirt cheap in order to gain customers. However, once people began cutting the cable cord in droves and looking towards Netflix, Hulu, and the like, those subscription companies began hiking their prices up. It's the same with Amazon Prime, which also started out affordable. Once Amazon had enough customers and Prime became a household name, they also began jacking up the price. When EV cars were new, most public charging stations were free around me. Now that more people have adapted to the technology, they've increased prices. It's good for the environment that more people are driving EV vehicles, but it might be bad for the consumer. There's less reason to incentivize and court the EV owners.

 

[OnlyYou]

I think it's going the same way as entertainment subscription services. Originally, Netflix was dirt cheap in order to gain customers. However, once people began cutting the cable cord in droves and looking towards Netflix, Hulu, and the like, those subscription companies began hiking their prices up. It's the same with Amazon Prime, which also started out affordable. Once Amazon had enough customers and Prime became a household name, they also began jacking up the price. When EV cars were new, most public charging stations were free around me. Now that more people have adapted to the technology, they've increased prices. It's good for the environment that more people are driving EV vehicles, but it might be bad for the consumer. There's less reason to incentivize and court the EV owners.

I think this is spot on. They know they can charge more so they will. However, I think the product line disruptions are not helping. We have supply chain issues around the world and a lot of EV parts are imported. So that alone will cause the price to go up but that doesn't excuse the electricity costs. If they want more people to drive electric, they are moving it in the wrong direction.

 

[Davey]

Gas is also going up on a daily basis, so I still think we're better off. My family and colleagues are always complaining about gas prices. That helps me keep things in perspective.

 

[Onward]

I'm with you, @SammyD, the price bumps are getting outrageous. That's a good bit of money that I'd like to keep in my pocket. I bet general inflation is the scapegoat.

 

[Road Warrior]

We've seen a big bump just this month. They're blaming it on inflation. It sure makes Tesla's free Supercharging offers that much more desirable.