The electric car public charging lottery revealed

The huge gulf in costs faced by electric car owners who use public devices to replenish the batteries of their plug-in vehicles has been revealed in a new study. Electric car charging lottery: A new report has looked into the huge difference in costs to plug an EV into the public network depending on the company providing the devices The new research has been conducted by the automotive consumer champion and have uncovered the huge difference in the tariffs and fees charged by providers across the UK, showing it'll pay to shop around, especially as the sector grows. found, with a charge costing £9.32 for the iX3, at a cost of £0.18 per kWh Source London Flexi delivered the priciest charge in the study, with a full charge costing £40.66 – despite providing the same 7.4kW charging speed as BP Pulse PAYG. By far the cheapest option - if you have off-street parking - is to charge an electric car's batteries at home, with the 10-to-80 per cent boost for the iX3 costing £7.25, says What Car. editor, said: 'Unlike petrol and diesel prices, which are relatively stable across the country, tariffs for the UK's public charging network can vary wildly due to different electricity and subscription fees.