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How much will you pay to charge your electric car? Electrifying.com has collated all current DC rapid charging prices and ranked providers from the cheapest to the most expensive. As some charge point providers have different tariffs for different charging speeds and, in some cases, locations, we have itemised these according to speed available.
Some operators, such as Pod Point and Mer, have different pricing according to location. Where possible, we have found the highest charges. Drivers may be able to charge at lower prices on these networks. Some networks may also offer subscriptions which may lower the cost per kWh.
Shell Recharge Ultra-Rapid 175kW : 85p/kWh
ChargePlace Scotland : 85p/kWh
Osprey : 79p/kWh
Shell Recharge Rapid 50kW : 79p/kWh
bp pulse : 79p/kWh
Swarco EConnect : 79p/kWh
MFG EV Power : 79p/kWh
Instavolt (from Aug 15) : 75p/kWh
GeniePoint : 75p/kWh
IONITY : 74p/kWh
ESB : 74p/kWh
Fastned : 73p/kWh
PodPoint (non Tesco) : 73p/kWh
MER Ultra Rapid 75kW : 72p/kWh
PodPoint Tesco 75kW : 69p/kWh
PodPoint Lidl 50kW : 65p/kWh
PodPoint Tesco 50kW : 62p/kWh
Gridserve High Power 350kW : 66p/kWh
Tesla Public : 61p/kWh
Raw Charging 300kW : 57p/kWh
Tesla owner : 45p/kWh
EB Charging : 44p/kWh
The UK average cost of using a rapid charger is 70.5p per kWh
To ‘fill’ (0-100%) a 58kWh Volkswagen ID.3 on a cheap rate (7.5p Octopus Go) tariff, it will cost £4.35. To fully charge at a DC rapid charge point, the average cost is £40.89.
For a driver doing 10k miles a year with a range of 210 miles per charge (real world figure), this works out at 48 full charges a year (2,784kWh).
48 charges at 7.5p per kWh = £208.80
48 charges at 70.5p per kWh = £1,962.72
(all figures correct as of 4th April 2023)
