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This article is talking about the cost of public charging (in the UK), which is much more expensive that charging at home, which of course is where the vast maj
by LeoPanthera 4y ago
This article is talking about the cost of public charging (in the UK), which is much more expensive that charging at home, which of course is where the vast majority of EV charging occurs.
So the answer depends on where and when you charge.
- 2000UltraDeluxe 4y agoTo elaborate: If you're using public chargers only, EV's are already more expensive than ICE cars in parts of Europe. The energy market is rather... interesting at the moment.
- ramraj07 4y agoAs it should be.. public chargers are quite expensive infra-wise since they need to support fast charging.
- gambiting 4y agoWhat do you mean they "need" to support fast charging? Majority of public charging points in this country are just type 2, 3.6/7.2kW chargers, CCS rapid chargers are outnumbered probably 1:10. And a simple 7.2kW point costs about £1500-2000 to install(commercially, at home it's cheaper) - hardly an extravagant expense.
- buro9 4y agoThe vast majority of people in the UK do not have their own private driveway adjoining their property. Everyone I personally know uses public charging. Currently the way people are going is to know which car parks and shops still have free charging and to use those but they all know it doesn't work in the long run.
- highwaylights 4y agoI see more and more of the public chargers with trash bags taped over them, which is a bit sad I guess, but probably a sign of the times we're living in now.
- tirant 4y agoAldi Süd was one of the typical free charging locations. Since this summer they have closed all their chargers and they plan now to start charging around 0.40€/kWh.