Price of Rapid Charging (UK)

Rapid charging is a quick way to get charging on a large number of locations across the country. For this category we include anything above 40kW, up to 100kW.

Other speeds available in the UK:

Comparison of UK Rapid Charging Services

For every charging network we calculate a cost per mile, which helps to make comparison between different pricing structures a bit easier. Find out more about about how we calculate cost-per-mile. You can also view prices per kWh, which is a pricing structure that most networks use.

Charging network Service Indicative cost per mile
Electric AFR comparison 9p
Logo for Tesla Tesla Supercharger (Owners)
January 2025
10.93p (off-peak)
Logo for Tesla Tesla Supercharger (Members)
January 2025
12.39p (off-peak)
Logo for Tesla Tesla Supercharger Peak Hours (Owners)
January 2025
13.59p
Logo for Ionity Ionity Ionity Passport Power
January 2025
14p
Diesel AFR comparison 14p
Logo for SureCharge SureCharge SureCharge Weekend Charging
January 2025
14.23p
Logo for SureCharge SureCharge SureCharge Charging
January 2025
14.23p
Logo for Be.EV Be.EV Taxi Drivers (Members)
January 2025
14.29p
Logo for Tesla Tesla Supercharger (Non-Members)
January 2025
14.29p (off-peak)
Logo for Fastned Fastned Members
January 2025
14.59p
Petrol AFR comparison 15p
Logo for Tesla Tesla Supercharger Peak Hours (Members)
January 2025
15.05p
Logo for Be.EV Be.EV Rapid Off-Peak (Members)
January 2025
15.72p (off-peak)
Logo for Ionity Ionity Ionity Passport Motion
January 2025
16.04p
Logo for ESB Energy ESB Energy Rapid (Taxi Members)
January 2025
16.86p
Logo for Fastned Fastned PAYG
January 2025
16.86p
Logo for Be.EV Be.EV Rapid Anytime (Members)
January 2025
17.15p
Logo for Tesla Tesla Supercharger Peak Hours (Non-Members)
January 2025
17.63p
Logo for Lidl Lidl Rapid DC (with Lidl Plus)
January 2025
17.72p
Logo for Pod Point Pod Point Tesco Rapid
January 2025
17.72p
Logo for Believ Believ Membership
January 2025
17.96p
Logo for ESB Energy ESB Energy Rapid (Members)
January 2025
18.53p
Logo for Be.EV Be.EV Rapid Anytime PAYG
January 2025
18.58p
Logo for Dragon Charging Dragon Charging Dragon Charging
January 2025
18.58p
Logo for Believ Believ PAYG
January 2025
18.86p
Average 18.94p
Logo for ESB Energy ESB Energy Rapid (PAYG)
January 2025
19.15p
Logo for ESB Energy ESB Energy Rapid (Contactless)
January 2025
19.43p
Logo for Blink Charging Blink Charging Rapid
January 2025
19.49p
Logo for BP Pulse BP Pulse 50kW Rapid (Members)
January 2025
20.99p
Logo for Lidl Lidl Rapid DC
January 2025
21.15p
Logo for Ionity Ionity Ionity Direct
January 2025
21.15p
Logo for Evyve Evyve Evyve Rapid
January 2025
21.43p
Logo for Mer Charging Mer Charging Rapid (Registered Users)
January 2025
21.72p
Logo for Mer Charging Mer Charging Rapid (Contactless)
January 2025
22.29p
Logo for Connected Kerb Connected Kerb DC Charging
September 2023
22.58p
Logo for Motor Fuel Group Motor Fuel Group EV Power
January 2025
22.58p
Logo for Osprey Osprey PAYG
January 2025
22.58p
Logo for Gridserve Gridserve Gridserve DC Charging
January 2025
22.58p
Logo for Shell Shell Shell Recharge Rapid (Recharge Card)
January 2025
22.81p
Logo for Shell Shell Shell Recharge Rapid
January 2025
22.81p
Logo for Geniepoint Geniepoint Registered & Guest Drivers
January 2025
23.72p
Logo for BP Pulse BP Pulse 50kW Rapid (Instant)
January 2025
23.72p
Logo for Geniepoint Geniepoint Contactless
January 2025
24.29p
Logo for Instavolt Instavolt Instavolt Rapid
January 2025
24.29p
Logo for BP Pulse BP Pulse 50kW Rapid (Contactless)
January 2025
24.29p
Logo for SureCharge SureCharge SureCharge Peak Charging
January 2025
24.52p