Sep 11, 2026 · 30 min · 16 segments
00:00:00 EV charging vs petrol, ID.Polo, 2,413hp EV 00:01:20 Is EV charging still cheaper than petrol? 00:07:15 VW ID.Polo UK price: which one gets the grant? 00:11:40 Elektron Quasar: why fake…
OK, is charging an electric car still cheaper than petrol in 2026? At home, massively, around 2 to 8 pence a mile.
The average public rapid charger costs 23.
The break-even rapid price is roughly 64 pence per kilowatt hour.
Let's start with the number everyone's talking about.
I'm going to share a screen with you.
Share this tab instead.
Let's do that and I will make myself small and you can see it bigger there.
It's a four-year high.
It went up five pence in a single week.
Five pence more a litre by next March.
Fuel duties start to...
Hang on a minute.
Oil has averaged $96 a barrel for the past week.
And fuel duty is due to start climbing again in January.
Five pence more a litre by next March once it's fully back.
The RAC is asking the Chancellor to freeze it.
So, is an electric car cheaper to run now? Here's the direct answer.
It depends where you plug it in.
OK, is charging an electric car still cheaper than petrol in 2026? At home, massively, around 2 to 8 pence a mile.
The average public rapid charger costs 23.
The break-even rapid price is roughly 64 pence per kilowatt hour.
Let's start with the number everyone's talking about.
I'm going to share a screen with you.
Share this tab instead.
Let's do that and I will make myself small and you can see it bigger there.
It's a four-year high.
It went up five pence in a single week.
Five pence more a litre by next March.
Fuel duties start to...
Hang on a minute.
Oil has averaged $96 a barrel for the past week.
And fuel duty is due to start climbing again in January.
Five pence more a litre by next March once it's fully back.
The RAC is asking the Chancellor to freeze it.
So, is an electric car cheaper to run now? Here's the direct answer.
It depends where you plug it in.
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