Cost of running EV surges, comes on par with petrol-run vehicles. See details

Increasing electricity and gas costs have made charging an EV expensive by around £10. Figures suggest drivers using public chargers pay somewhere near 18p/mile. Whereas petrol costs 19p/mile and diesel costs 21p/mile. In May, it was around 13p/liter for a person driving 40 miles to the gallon on an average. Simon Williams, a spokesman for automotive services company RAC, said it costs less to charge an EV at home than refueling a diesel or petrol car. However, figures suggest the wide gap is now narrowing. Figures suggest drivers using public chargers are being hit hard.