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Electric Vehicle Charging Tariffs

Morning,

Last year I took on a charging tariff with Elli based on advice from MSE Forums, this saved me a significant amount of money.  The tariff has run out, and will be going up in price significantly.

I don't have an option of my own charger (I live in flats) what is the cheapest public charging tariff available at the moment?  I am an occasional user, as I usually charge at work, so looking more for the occasional fast charger when I am out and about on long journeys.

Best wishes

Sean

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  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 23,039 Forumite
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    Best follow someone like Dave Takes It on. 
    As rates change too often & vary depending on speed of chargers, such as A/C or DC.

    Overall DC Tesla (open to all sites) are around the cheapest on average.
    Life in the slow lane
  • Petriix
    Petriix Posts: 2,303 Forumite
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    Electroverse seems to cover most of my public charging needs, even in France it seems. Unless you use it all the time I don't think a subscription based service would make sense right now. 
  • Contessa
    Contessa Posts: 1,174 Forumite
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    It might be worth looking at the Ovo (used to be called Bonnet) subscription service. I think there are 3 levels with varying fees and discounts. It used to start from £2 per month.
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