Due to rising energy rates, it is more expensive to drive electrically than the same kilometers in a petrol car.
For a long time, electric driving was quite advantageous compared to petrol. The situation is now very different due to the sharp rise in energy rates. New energy contracts contain amounts that may scare you. The result? Electric driving can turn out to be more expensive than driving an economical petrol car. Even with today’s gasoline prices.
That concludes the Telegraph based on consumption figures from the ANWB. Those who still have an old energy contract will not worry about this. But the reality is different for those on a variable or new contract and who don’t have solar panels.
A 100-kilometre ride in an EV costs almost 16 euros, according to the newspaper of awake Netherlands. This is based on charging at home with a new or variable contract. For the same trip with a mid-range petrol car you would spend less than 15 euros.
Households with a new or variable contract without solar panels can in some cases charge more cheaply at the public charging station. Providers of public charging stations currently have manageable rates. However, this is only temporary. Ultimately, the providers of public providers also move along with the current energy prices.
The energy price per kilowatt hour (kWh) was still 0.25 euro cents last year. A contract of 0.77 euro cents per kWh or even more than one euro per kWh is now the reality of the day. Fully charged electric cars at these prices are considerably more expensive compared to a year ago.
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