Petrol car drivers are paying more than £100 to fill up their car, while recharging an EV costs just £37
Electric vehicle drivers are saving more than £60 in fuel costs every time they charge their car, according to analysis highlighting the growing financial benefits of moving away from petrol and diesel motoring.
Recharging an electric car has almost always been cheaper than re-fuelling a petrol or diesel motor, but as the price of fuel on the forecourt has soared in recent weeks the savings are now significant.
Analysis published by climate website Carbon Brief suggests that while the UK average cost of filling up a 55-litre petrol car is now almost £100, recharging an electric car to travel an equivalent distance costs just £37.
That delivers EV drivers a saving of £63 per “tank” of fuel, according to Carbon Brief’s policy editor Simon Evans, who conducted the analysis.
EVs are cheaper to refuel in part because they use energy much more efficiently than combustion engine cars, Dr Evans explained, using three to four times less energy to drive the same distance.
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