Cost of charging an electric car surges by 42% - caused by rise in energy costs
The cost of charging an electric car using public charge points on a pay-as-you-go basis has risen by 42% in just four months, according to the RAC.
The motoring group said the average price for using the chargers has increased by 18.75p per kilowatt hour since May, reaching 63.29p per kWh. The latest figures show a driver exclusively using rapid or ultra-rapid public chargers pays around 18p per mile for electricity, compared with roughly 19p per mile for petrol and 21p per mile for diesel.RAC spokesman Simon Williams said:"It remains the case that charging away from home costs less than refuelling a petrol or diesel car, but these figures show that the gap is narrowing as a result of the enormous increases in the cost of electricity.
"These figures very clearly show that it's drivers who use public rapid and ultra-rapid chargers the most who are being hit the hardest." An AA survey of 12,500 drivers showed that rising domestic energy prices are putting many people off from switching to an electric car.
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