More Than A Brand | The Definitive UK EV Charging Prices & Power Guide

[@ghawdex7]

Dave. You are the Martin Lewis for the EV community. Great advice, thanks

[@chrispitchforth621]

I've often thought we need to force Martin Lewis into politics. Perhaps we should do the same to Dave.

[@_Dougaldog]

Tesla is facing some very serious competition from other brands giving much better value per £pound. One is currently offering a estate car with seven year warranty for less than £20k....

[@stewiemac4017]

​@@_Dougaldog What we know is that Elon loves competition, loves driving down consumer costs and the Model 2 is going to be an explosion in the marketplace. We've also seen some screaming lease deals on the Y this month which would have been cheaper than our Ioniq 5.

[@DaddyC4R10]

Good day Dave. So happy to meet you at Preston today. I shall wait for that video.

[@davetakesiton]

Great meeting you today, Carlo, keep in touch

[@RichardBacon-h5x]

Thanks for the update, Dave

[@CharlesWright-z3x]

Excellent video Dave thank you.👍👍

[@robfee2065]

Great Dave aa always and thanks for including info on long charging bays.

[@huwjones5879]

Dave, you put a lot of work in here, nice job. For the EV enthusiasts among us this is very interesting, however IMO I think the majority of people just don't care about how much their charge costs, just as the majority of ICE car drivers don't care about how much their petrol/diesel costs. If people were genuinely concerned about the cost of fuel then I'd see far fewer cars in lane 3 of the M-way doing 90+mph. These membership schemes in my view just make things more complicated and add to the reputation of EV charging being too complicated which is putting people off. Which brings me to the video you posted recently about charging to 100%. again people don't care, they were so used to brimming their ICE vehicles they just carry on doing the same with their EV.

[@stevecoinitin7521]

So you are saying 80% of people who drive, are doing 90+ mph in lane 3 of wherever motorway? I don't think so! Perhaps you aren't in the majority of people who need to drive to get to their low paid job and do keep an eye on prices for fuelling up. I doubt there are more than a few people in the majority who can dish out £30k+ on a cheapy EV and most likely have no way of charging it! Never worked in Construction or in a factory or in retail, where you will always find people moaning about fuel prices?? I have for years. Just talking about the insignificant majority here!

[@davec1768]

Dave, if you own a Nissan it's free to charge at any Nissan dealer. Suggest anyone thinking of doing this, contact the dealer ahead of your arrival, to ensure availability and charge rate.

[@finchyfun1]

Same if you got a Peugeot you can change there for free. That’s if it free

[@chrissy5890]

I used the Gridserve chargers at Exeter Moto recently ... fab facility and perfect for my trip to South Devon

[@vulcangoliath]

Thanks for all the updates Dave..

[@prjackson7802]

Great video

[@adrianflower3230]

In my area, I only have Geniepoint chargers at 5 locations. The nearest other is Osprey at about 7 miles away. Never heard of them, are they part of one of the groups you covered please Dave?

[@linuxretrogamer]

Excellent heads up! Thank you. Been paying 63p at E.On. Will switch to InsraVolt. At 54p it’ll save me around £2 a weekly charge, and I’m sure the Costa will cost a little less than the MaccyD breakfast.

[@fenegroni]

It’s only between 10pm and 6am. Not sure it’s worth it if a Tesla open-to-all Supercharger is nearby as it’s likely to be cheaper despite the recent price hike.

[@davetakesiton]

Unlikely! Have you seen the price of coffee? Unless you add the extra hash brown or make it a large coffee. Close call. For maximum saving take a flask but where’s the fun in that

[@linuxretrogamer]

@@fenegronino Tesla nearby, and I’m on Chademo regardless. Without home charging 30-45min once per week after 10pm isn’t so tough. Might actually finish the book I’ve been reading the past 6 months!

[@fenegroni]

@@linuxretrogamer in that case this is probably a welcome discount for you, although if you charge 100 or so kWh a month, aren’t there other chargers near you with chademo and cheaper subscription pricing?

[@linuxretrogamer]

@@fenegroni if only! Best is 30mi away but CCS2 only. Annoyingly there once a week anyway! Loving my little Leaf, just unlucky to live in an area struggling to implement kerb side infrastructure (there’s none). Happy to take 54p and a costa until something better presents itself!

[@finchyfun1]

I was wondering, whether labour will add 20% on all EV service station charges. Saying it’s fuel duty. Because they can’t do it to people who charge at home. Just have to wait until November. What do you think?

[@Jaw0lf]

Getting cheaper charging and having time for a coffee and cake makes them free! Makes the small trip to the cheaper chargers well worthwhile.

[@stevel9173]

I live in the Medway area of N.Kent & have been considering switching to an EV for some time. I cannot charge at home & the local council will not allow charging across the footpath so I would almost certainly buy a Tesla. We have only 1 Tesla supercharger nearby and the price there has recently risen. The other fly in the ointment is that petrol has been dropping in price here for the last few weeks and Tesco and many other petrol stations are now priced below 131p per litre. A Morrison’s supermarket less than 2 miles away is charging 130.7 p per litre. This probably means it’s still cheaper to run an ICE vehicle than EV at the moment. !!

[@FrankieLimes]

Hi Dave EV Point, Tesla chargers up to 250kW Recently your very informative video on non Tesla EV's not getting full 250kV (I drive IONIQ 5) . If I was to charge at a EV Point Tesla charger would I get the benefit of 250kW?

[@davetakesiton]

That’s a good point and in theory it is just a badged V4 charger so should not be different, but if you do try it please let me know. PS on Gridserve chargers I believe you get the full 800v but half the current giving 175kW on their 350kW chargers You need to find high amps and voltage. Good luck

[@stewiemac4017]

Hello Dave We have just booked a move to TOMATO energy. Must be worth a plug on the channel. 6 hours a night @ 5p/kWh and two cheap periods for domestic through the day. The daily subscription rate is also 10p cheaper than Octopus. It's knocked Agile off top spot for us (2.2kw home charging) This will cover 95% of our energy use. Win Win Cheers Stewie

[@TheBobcatmaster]

Thanks Dave. I pay 63p at BP Pulse as a member but this is the only charger available close to my house. I have a Costco in my area too but the cues are always long and not worth the wait. As a non tesla driver, I really want to use a tesla charger but cant find any close to me.

[@davetakesiton]

let me know where you are in the country and I'll see what's on the way

[@crm114.]

Search, ‘Tesla, find us’ and navigate to the UK on the map. Once there, you can use the various filters to find Superchargers open to all.

[@TheBobcatmaster]

@@crm114. thanks

[@trevorburridge7785]

How do YT manage to link an ad for wood burning stoves to this video. Made me chuckle. Cheeky what nots.

[@trevsmith2268]

My local to all has increased from 35 to 37p with membership Grays Essex

[@paddylogan13]

These videos are fantastic. Thank you.

[@BrianHarding-b2b]

Hi Dave just to let you know the Camborne Tesla Supercharger is open to all

[@davetakesiton]

Cheers

[@Chrislayeruk1]

What do Lidl charge

[@stephenbagwell8275]

Lidl is 65p per kWh with the Pod Point app

[@adwol48]

Teslas dynamic prices are very quick to change since you posted this video Tesla Norwich has gone to 61p peak and 51p off peak for non memebers.

[@teddy143ify]

My first ev is due in October which is scenic alpine think I am the first at this arnard Clark dealership to order one he was saying a out I'd get a charing card that they hoped I would use , was in there yesterday checking on delivery date and he was saying they were getting some rapid charges for their customers and it would be 40p per kW, saying they going to be fitted in all their dealership

[@davetakesiton]

That’s getting much better! Customer care, what will they think of next?

[@MrDAVIDATKIN]

Keep up the good work Dave. Just back off a 900 mile road trip from the South of England to walk Hadrian's wall and never paid more than 52p kWh for charging, that was an open to all Tesla supercharger at Mour hotel. The rest was 42p on an Ionity subscription, even got a free charge at Ionity Carlisle, I think because it was world EV day. Total cost for the journey was 9p per mile. This ICE stuff is mega expensive by comparison

[@davetakesiton]

Great trip and good prices. So why do the petrolheads still shout it costs 79p and that's more than petrol? Beats me.

[@ianrob4760]

@@davetakesitonbecause they need something !! The price war will mean further cuts to come and better schemes. However what we really need is far faster are cheap 7kw street chargers

[@ComeJesusChrist]

9p per mile is in the range of an older diesel vehicle cruising and averaging 63mpg at £1.45 per litre. A £1,500 old diesel banger could do that, while having no depreciation and having significantly higher range, without the need to stop for lengthy recharges. In fact, I’ve had a 2010 Mercedes C200 CDI estate that could easily average 63mpg on longer journeys. Those cost less than the mid-term quarterly depreciation of EVs.

[@MrDAVIDATKIN]

@@ComeJesusChrist EVs aren't for everyone, they are obviously not for you yet, enjoy your diesel.

[@MrDAVIDATKIN]

@@davetakesiton they are gloating a bit at the moment because dinofuel is quite cheap compared to what it was only a few years ago. Wait until it goes back to £2 a litre then we shall see a lot of crying petrolheads.

[@simonoakley5102]

What you mean by 85 p .. is that per min or hour ? kWh.?

[@MikeRyan-vd1qw]

He means per kWh of electricity

[@simonoakley5102]

@@MikeRyan-vd1qw ok i .Just not got a clue lol kwh to me means nothing .. so lets say there was 10%power left in car to get it to 100% say takes 15 mins to charge .so how many kwh is that . I best get on Google lol

[@MikeRyan-vd1qw]

All we need is an app that shows the nearest and cheapest ultra rapid charger, or the cheapest along a planned route

[@davetakesiton]

Know anyone who can write and run an app?

[@luindarkgom]

@@davetakesiton Since all CPOs (apart from Tesla) have universal pricing, you only need to find the cheapest CPO and use the filter on any app that shows chargers.

[@GR34456]

My local chargers are charge place as I live in Scotland. My closest big company chargers are 15 miles away. 1 is Tesla open to all. Charge place is 55p kwh our at 50kwh charge. Tesla is 61p peak times, has no membership, and 47p peak times with membership obviously cheaper off peak at 52p no membership and 40p with membership. Is it worth my time traveling to them as cheapest in the area.

[@davetakesiton]

Your choice, for some Tesla offer a super super off peak between midnight and 4am ridiculous but stupidly cheap. Depends how often you charge and how you value your time

[@stekeeley1936]

Flint mountains on the wrong list,it's open to all....including moi.

[@davetakesiton]

hands up I got it wrong. It was exclusive when I first added it, but like many others is now open to all. I just spotted Camborne has also gone OTA. Need to replace them in the list or better to add them to the OTA list. thanks for the heads up.

[@ianrob4760]

Hi Dave I am sure you have seen State of charge which Tom does would love you to do the same !!

[@davegreen-d1o]

just been too super charge by juc 10 M1 cost 39 KWH AT 5.00 AM 16 SUPER CHARGERS

[@davegreen-d1o]

250 kw super chargers

[@blueleaf04]

What did you mean ‘BP free membership ended’?

[@davetakesiton]

BP offered a membership at £7.85 per month first month free then they credited your account with £9 per month for 5 months, so totally free for 6 months, but that has suddenly ended

[@blueleaf04]

Oh! That’s still being offered in the ‘profile’ section of the app. Another question, do you have an InstaVolt referral code?

[@lewesrook]

Thought you might like my table showing quarterly prices (pence per kwh) for the biggest CPOs. Sorry the column titles don't line up. Oct-21 Jan-22 Apr-22 Jul-22 Oct-22 Jan-23 Apr-23 Jul-23 Oct-23 Jan-24 Apr-24 Jul-24 Oct-24 Tesla 58 55 55 52 Lidl 25 25 25 28 44 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 Ionity 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 74 74 74 74 74 74 Sainsbury 75 75 75 75 Gridserv 30 39 39 48 65 65 65 69 69 79 79 64 71 Geniepo 42 42 48 57 57 75 75 79 79 79 79 79 79 Osprey 40 40 40 49 66 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 MFG 39 39 49 49 65 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 BP 35 35 50 56 63 69 79 79 79 85 85 85 85 Instavolt 45 45 50 57 66 75 75 75 85 85 85 85 85 Shell 45 45 45 49 55 79 79 79 85 85 93 93 93 Average 41 42 46 51 61 73 74 75 77 77 77 76 76

[@councellingthecouncillors]

Podpoint 62p p/kwh @50khw(34-49) sa72

[@1982craigyboy]

My local EV point charger at Ince Blundell just outside Crosby is 65p but on the ovo app it’s 58p. Most shocking of all is if I was to use the motability go charge card which is exclusive for disabled motability customers and claims never pay more than the pay as you go rate, it would be a WHOPPING 85P! Surely this should be illegal and is borderline exploitation of disabled drivers who would use this in good faith!

[@darville7521]

Sorry Dave. The CEO of Tesla is offering these enticements because of the effect the CEO of Twitter - one and the same person who was raised in apartheid South Africa’s interpretation and exercise of free speech is having on Tesla sales. He has moved the HQ of yet another of his businesses from California - a huge market for Tesla - because of a law he disagreed with that was passed by the state legislature and had nothing to do with any of his business interests. You had a choice regarding drawing attention to these enticements. Your subscribers will make of your choice what they will.

[@davetakesiton]

and in my youth many companies including the banks moved out of South Africa because of laws the government passed. Plus ca change is the start of an interesting French saying you might want to look up

[@darville7521]

@@davetakesiton That could be interpreted as a defense of apartheid. J’ai bien compris, mon ami.

[@jakeroadtonowhere4070]

If they can give you that price with a membership, they should be able to give you that price all the time without a membership just total rip-off

[@davetakesiton]

Like your nectar card or Tesco clubcard or gym membership or Costco card, are they all a rip off too?

[@jakeroadtonowhere4070]

@@davetakesiton that’s why I don’t have them because they want your information so they know what you’re buying and when you buying it?

[@brianwright9983]

Try living in Poole area only mer and BP or shell you northern EV drivers are spoilt my granny is working hard lol

[@ComeJesusChrist]

Offering £1,000 or even £1,500 Tesla credit if you paid the full retail price of any Tesla or took out a hideous lease deal for the £40-80k is no incentive, especially considering that depreciation will take half your car away in a year or two. While Dave claims that there is no such thing with ICE vehicles, we know that all car dealers negotiate price off new cars. That’s not credit that you spend with them, but money in your pocket. The Ionity ‘bargain’ deal of paying over £60 a year to get the £0.53 per kWh rate, saving a total of £1.61 on the first year of membership or paying £0.43 per kWh with over £120 in annual membership fee is reflective of the delusion of the whole EV reality. At that rate, EVs are more expensive to run than the car these people replaced.

[@crm114.]

You’re assuming that EV owners charge their car at those rate for 100% of the time when in fact very few do. Even in the Winter with the heating on and sound system at high volume, I can get 3 miles/kWh so at 7p per kWh that’s just over 2p a mile. I only need to use a public chargers on trips over 250 miles as a top up to get us home.

[@ComeJesusChrist]

@@crm114. Firstly, I’m not assuming anything, which is why I included “at that rate”, before making the point that followed. Secondly, you currently may pay 7p per kWh for charging during certain hours of the day, but you also pay standing charge and your rates outside the discounted few hours are higher than they otherwise would be. Presumably, you also spent hundreds or thousands on the electric installation and the charger at your home. In addition, your depreciation will be brutal, compared to the same range with internal combustion engines. Thirdly, these Octopus and other EV home charging rates are not guaranteed, you may easily end up with a rate that includes VAT and fuel duty soon, you just don’t consider that the government and the utility company will stop letting you have your cheap home charging. You are high on the freebies that don’t last long, you are trusting those who don’t want us to drive anything, anywhere. Meanwhile, when you leave your home and need to use a public charger, a bit of reality and hint of the future may hit you. Finally, there are EV owners who are exposed to these extortionate prices as they live in terraced houses, flats, rent or for other reasons, cannot charge at home.

[@crm114.]

@@ComeJesusChristI’m more optimistic and I believe electricty prices will come down in the longer term as renewables increase and the crazy coupling of electricity to fossil fuel prices ceases.

[@crm114.]

@@ComeJesusChrist. My home charger cost me £200. Paid for itself in the first 3 months.

[@ComeJesusChrist]

@@crm114. A £200 home charger is not a fast charger and it’s not installed, I presume it is a glorified extension lead. £200 these days don’t even cover much more than an electrician coming out and have a look at any issues, letting alone installing anything. You may claim that getting it “paid for itself in the first 3 months”, but again, you spent money to save a bit. By that time, you are tens of thousands into the game of saving pennies and pounds on fuel or road tax. Also, a simple home charger is not a fast charger, so you may either do very few miles or your charging has to exceed the discounted slot, so even the current promotional 7p per kWh is not representative of the true cost. I’m not questioning your trust in the official claims about climate, renewables and all the goodness of everyone charging massive batteries on infrastructure that struggles to keep up with kettles during special TV programming. But again, if you think that EVs are a way to escape fuel duty, VAT, road tax and other restrictions for any length of time, you are mistaken. Your smart meter was also a smart move by those who can now control what you charge, how long for and whether you actually can do it.

[@paulinchris]

Hi Dave, Camborne supercharger. is open to all. Cheers

[@davetakesiton]

yes, all Cornwall is now open to all, great holidays