This is being noted in the UK, where the price of fast charging an electric vehicle has risen by 42% due to a rise in gas and electricity prices.
That is, EV owners now have to pay £32.41 to quickly charge an average electric family car with a 64 kWh battery pack.·h to 80%. Such data is provided by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC).
In this scenario, electric vehicle drivers pay an average of 18 pence (11.38 rubles) for every mile (1.61 km).
Drivers of vehicles running on petrol pay 19 pence per mile (12.01 rubles).
“With electricity prices rising an average of 140% year-over-year and the government’s controversial 20% tax on public charging, electric vehicles are at risk,” said Quentin Wilson, founder of the FairCharge campaign. — The government should take action on charging costs, reduce VAT and support charging point operators in building infrastructure. If they don’t, all those years of promises of a zero-emission future with clean air and energy independence will come to naught.”