Cost of using electric car charging point in UK up 42% since May

Soaring energy prices after invasion of Ukraine have added almost 10 to cost of charging family-sized car, says RAC

The price of charging an electric car using a public rapid charger has jumped by almost 10 since May because of soaring energy costs after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The increased price of wholesale gas and electricity has pushed up the price to charge an average family-size car by 42% to above 32, according to analysis by the RAC. That was 9.60 more than in May, and 13.59 more than a year earlier.