No it isn’t. Maybe in the UK…
Comment on Electric car sales in UK flatline, prompting calls for VAT cut
wahming@monyet.cc 5 months agoThat doesn’t make any sense. Electricity is always cheaper than gas.
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Docus@lemmy.world 5 months ago
No, it isn’t, not in the UK. My EV does run cheaper than an equivalent petrol car when charging at home, but when charging on motorways, which I have to do on longer runs, it’s actually more expensive to run than petrol.
wahming@monyet.cc 5 months ago
Ah. So not electricity per se, but public charger fees.
frazorth@feddit.uk 5 months ago
Considering the number of people who don’t have a driveway, public charging points are really the only option.
I’m not sure what I’ll do when they force me to buy electric and move of ICE. There are four charging points at the big Tesco’s, none at Sainsbury’s or Waitrose and none of the petrol stations have charge points. It’s just not viable for me.
Cort@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Dumb question from an American: why doesn’t the national grid install roadside chargers? They could put them everywhere and then have a card or NFC fob to link the charges back to your account with your provider of choice. That way people without a driveway could charge at the same electric rate they pay at home.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 5 months ago
This fully explains the non-stop adverts I’ve been getting for a certain large petrol company now installing EV chargers.
They want to get in on charging while the margin is still 200% of electricity cost, and make that normal.