Costs
What a charging session really costs and how to pay less, at the charger and at home.
Cutting the cost of fast charging: 7 practical tips
Fast charging costs more than charging at home, but the right card, a warm battery, stopping at 80 per cent and a charger that suits your car bring the bill down.
Electric vs petrol and diesel: how to compare running costs
Compare EV running costs with petrol or diesel using your own figures: a worked example per 100 km and per year, and why where you charge matters so much.
Calculating your EV's consumption: kWh per 100 km
How to work out your electric car's real consumption from your odometer and charging meter, what affects it, and how to estimate trip costs and range.
Free EV charging: where does it still exist?
Free chargers exist, but they usually come with a condition. What a free session really gives you, with a worked example, and when not to count on it.
Charging with a dynamic energy contract
How a dynamic energy contract works, what you could save charging at home with a worked example, when it does not pay off and what to set up in your wallbox or app.
Idle fees: how to avoid an expensive surprise
What an idle fee is, when it starts running, a worked example and practical tips so you never pay per minute for a car that is already full.
How to work out what a charge costs
Work out what a charge costs yourself: price per kWh, start fee, per-minute pricing and charging losses, with worked examples for home and public chargers.