Electricity prices soar in Europe, charging costs of electric vehicles are close to those of fuel vehicles
CTOnews.com, December 27 (Xinhua) as a result of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, electricity prices in Europe are soaring, the difference in driving costs between electric vehicles and fuel vehicles has been negligible, and in some cases the charging cost of some electric vehicles is more expensive than that of fuel vehicles.
Tuyuan Unsplash is in Germany. Tesla has raised the price of super-charging piles several times this year, most recently to 0.71 euros per kilowatt-hour in September, and then declined, according to a report by Tesla car owners at the industry forum.
Tesla's Model 3 driver currently charges 18.46 euros for 100 miles if he charges at the Tesla supercharging station in Europe, the Wall Street Journal reported. By contrast, the Honda Civic costs 18.31 euros to drive the same distance.
CTOnews.com learned that if electric car owners only recharge their cars at home, they still have lower driving costs than fuel cars, although the gap has been greatly narrowed.
Analysts say about 80% of electric cars are charged at home or in the workplace, so if they are used only near home, they are usually still the cheapest option. However, once the vehicle is used for long-distance travel, drivers are more likely to use fast charging stations.
High electricity prices in Europe are expected to last for years, according to economists, which could discourage consumers from buying electric cars and threaten the continent's electrified transformation.
However, so far, there is no sign that the rising charging cost of electric vehicles has affected the sales of electric vehicles. In the three months to the end of September, sales of pure electric vehicles totaled 259000, up 11% from a month earlier and 22% from a year earlier, according to the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers. In the third quarter, electric vehicles accounted for 11.9% of all new car sales in the European Union.
