英国：电动汽车快速充电成本在8个月内上涨了21%

但充电仍然比加满汽油或柴油要便宜。

起亚尼罗EV(e-Niro)快速充电在IONITY

2022年6月4日下午2：41

作者：詹姆斯·福斯戴克

英国皇家飞行俱乐部称，自去年9月以来，使用公共快速充电点的电动汽车充电的平均价格已经上涨了五分之一以上。该汽车组织已经开始了一个新的充电手表Charge Watch倡议跟踪整个英国的收费价格，并告知消费者关于他们的电动汽车的充值成本。

数据显示，在英国，公开使用的快速充电器按需付费、非订阅收费的平均价格,九月以来已升至每千瓦时（千瓦时）44.55便士。增长了21%，即每千瓦时升7.81便士，这意味着自9月份以来，64千瓦时电池快速充电的平均成本增加了4英镑。

充电手表的数据还显示，现在使用快速充电器的平均收费为每英里10便士，高于去年9月的每英里8便士。然而，尽管有所增长，但它还不到燃油车油费一半，目前油价为每英里19便士，高于9月份的每英里15便士。加满一辆柴油动力的汽车甚至更贵，每英里的成本达到21便士。

也就是说，在输出功率为100kW或100kW以上的最强大的充电器上充电的成本更高，尽管仍然比燃油更便宜。为64千瓦时电池充电80%的售价为26.10英镑，平均价格为每千瓦时50.97便士。这比将一辆燃油车加到同样的水平要便宜48英镑，但一辆普通的燃油车可以行驶更多的里程。

根据RAC的说法，价格的上涨是由电力成本的上涨导致的，而这又是由天然气价格的上涨推动的。占英国发电量主要是燃气发电站，在2021年9月至2022年3月底期间，天然气成本翻了一番，导致同期电价上涨了65%。

“就像汽油和柴油车司机在加油站加油的价格是受到世界油价波动的驱动一样，电动汽车的价格也受到汽油和电价的影响，RAC发言人西蒙·威廉姆斯说。不过，尽管电动汽车司机可能无法避免能源批发价格的飙升——尤其是天然气，而汽油反过来又决定了电动汽车的成本。毫无疑问，与给汽油或柴油车加油相比，电动汽车仍然具有极好的性价比。

“不出所料，我们的分析显示，充电最快的地方也是最贵，超快速充电器的使用成本平均要比快速充电器高出14%。”为司机在匆忙中，或长途旅行，支付这个溢价可能是值得的，因为最快的充电器能够几乎完全补充电动汽车的电池。

“话虽如此，电动汽车最实惠的充电方式不是使用公共充电器——而是在家里，夜间的电费可能比他们的公共充电器要低得多。

作者：詹姆斯·福斯戴克

UK: Electric Car Fast Charging Costs Rise By 21 Percent In Eight Months

But charging is still cheaper than filling up with petrol or diesel.

Kia Niro EV (e-Niro) fast charging at IONITY

Jun 04, 2022 at 2:41pm ET

By: James Fossdyke

Published by: James Fossdyke

The average price of charging an electric car using a public rapid charge point has risen by more than a fifth since September, the RAC claims. The motoring organisation has started a new Charge Watch initiative to track the price of charging across the UK and inform consumers about the cost of topping up their electric car.

According to the data, the average price of charging on a pay-as-you go, non-subscription basis at a publicly accessible rapid charger in Great Britain has risen to 44.55p per kilowatt hour (kWh) since September. That’s an increase of 21 percent, or 7.81p per kWh, and it means the average cost of an 80-percent rapid charge for a 64 kWh battery has increased by £4 since September.

The Charge Watch figures also show it now costs an average of 10p per mile to charge at a rapid charger, up from 8p per mile last September. However, despite the increase, it’s still less than half the cost of filling a petrol-powered car, which now costs an average of 19p per mile – up from 15p per mile in September. Filling a diesel-powered car is even more expensive, with a cost per mile of almost 21p.

That said, the cost of charging at the most powerful chargers with an output of 100 kW or more is higher, albeit still cheaper than filling up with fossil fuel. With an average price of 50.97p per kWh, charging a 64 kWh battery to 80 percent now costs £26.10. That’s £48 cheaper than filling a petrol-powered car to the same level, but a typical petrol car will cover more miles for that money.

According to the RAC, the price increases are explained by the rises in the cost of electricity, which has been driven by the rising price of gas. With a notable proportion of UK electricity generated by gas-fired power stations, a doubling in the cost of gas between September 2021 and the end of March 2022 saw electricity prices increase by 65 percent over the same period.

“Just as the price that drivers of petrol and diesel cars pay to fill up at the pumps is driven by fluctuations in the world oil price, those in electric cars are affected by gas and electricity prices,” said RAC spokesperson Simon Williams. “But while electric car drivers may not be immune from the rocketing price of wholesale energy – most notably gas, which in turn dictates the cost of electricity – there’s no doubting that charging an EV still represents excellent value for money compared to filling up a petrol or diesel car.

“Unsurprisingly, our analysis shows that the quickest places to charge are also the most expensive with ultra-rapid chargers costing on average 14 percent more to use than rapid chargers. For drivers in a hurry, or travelling a long distance, paying this premium might well be worth it with the very fastest chargers capable of almost completely replenishing an electric car’s battery in a matter of minutes.

“Having said that, the most affordable way of charging an electric car isn’t at a public charger – it’s from home, where overnight electricity rates can be much lower than their public charger counterparts.”

James Fossdyke

By: James Fossdyke

Published by: James Fossdyke