Charging at Public Networks
In the UK there are a number of different charging networks offering a wide range of charging options. Here we compare the different services and prices available on the market today.
Public EV Charging Networks
Price comparison of EV Networks
In addition to our breakdown here of each network, we are building comparison tools for the 4 main speeds of charging points available: Slow, Fast, Rapid and Ultra. You can also find out more about how we calculate cost-per-mile for our comparison tables.
| Charging network | Service | Indicative cost per mile |
|---|---|---|
| BP Pulse | AC Charging (Members) | 5.85p |
| Gridserve | Gridserve Electric Forecourt | 6.86p |
| Ubitricity | Direct Access | 6.99p |
| BP Pulse | AC Charging (Members) | 7.44p |
| EB Charging | Lamp Post | 7.56p |
| EB Charging | Fast | 7.85p |
| EB Charging | Rapid | 7.85p |
| BP Pulse | 50kW Rapid (Members) | 7.85p |
| Tesla | Tesla Supercharger | 8p |
| Source London | Full 22kW | 8.06p |
| Gridserve | Gridserve Electric Highway | 8.58p |
| Source London | Full 7kW | 8.94p |
| BP Pulse | 150kW Rapid (Members) | 8.99p |
| Source London | Flexi 22kW | 9.41p |
| Average | 9.93p | |
| BP Pulse | 50kW Rapid (PAYG) | 10p |
| Geniepoint | Registered user | 10p |
| Diesel comparison | 11p | |
| Geniepoint | Guest | 11.15p |
| Source London | PAYG 22kW | 11.15p |
| Instavolt | Instavolt Rapid | 11.44p |
| Osprey | PAYG | 11.44p |
| Shell | Shell Recharge | 11.72p |
| BP Pulse | 150kW Rapid (PAYG) | 12.01p |
| Petrol comparison | 13p | |
| Source London | Flexi 7kW | 13.57p |
| Source London | PAYG 7kW | 16p |
| Ionity | High Power Charging | 19.72p |
| Charging network | Service | Cost per kWh |
|---|---|---|
| BP Pulse | AC Charging (Members) | 16p |
| BP Pulse | 50kW Rapid (Members) | 23p |
| Gridserve | Gridserve Electric Forecourt | 24p |
| Ubitricity | Direct Access | 24p |
| Source London | Full 22kW | 25.90p† |
| BP Pulse | AC Charging (Members) | 26p |
| EB Charging | Lamp Post | 26p |
| EB Charging | Fast | 27p |
| EB Charging | Rapid | 27p |
| BP Pulse | 150kW Rapid (Members) | 27p |
| Tesla | Tesla Supercharger | 28p |
| Source London | Full 7kW | 29p† |
| Gridserve | Gridserve Electric Highway | 30p |
| Source London | Flexi 22kW | 32.45p† |
| Average | 33.9p | |
| BP Pulse | 50kW Rapid (PAYG) | 35p |
| Geniepoint | Registered user | 35p |
| Geniepoint | Guest | 39p |
| Source London | PAYG 22kW | 39p† |
| Instavolt | Instavolt Rapid | 40p |
| Osprey | PAYG | 40p |
| Shell | Shell Recharge | 41p |
| BP Pulse | 150kW Rapid (PAYG) | 42p |
| Source London | Flexi 7kW | 47p† |
| Source London | PAYG 7kW | 56p† |
| Ionity | High Power Charging | 69p |
† Indicates that the cost-per-kwh has been calculated from an alternative pricing structure.