£100m to Cut Prices at Lower-Powered Public EV Chargers From Spring 2027

Domestic EV charging tariffs could be applied to public chargers

Move to end 'driveway divide' would make domestic rates available at low-speed public chargers The government is taking steps to bring public charging costs in line with plugging in at home, following an independent report that claims high prices are excluding a third of drivers from switching to an electric car. Announced during the Autumn Budget, a taskforce will be established by the Department for Transport (DfT) to pilot solutions enabling …

Drivers could save £150 a year after major Budget announcement

Drivers could save around £150 after Budget plans to cut public charging costs, as the Government looks to ease cost-of-living pressures.

£100m to cut prices at lower-powered public EV chargers from spring 2027

Electric vehicle drivers who rely on local, lower-powered public chargers will save around £150 a year on average under a measure announced in the Budget, HM Treasury has said. From spring 2027, the government will provide £100 million over two years to cut charging costs for motorists using lower-powered public charge points near their homes. The Treasury said it will cut prices at local, lower-powered chargers across Britain. The scheme will c…

Cutting electric vehicle charging costs

The government will cut prices at local, lower-powered electric vehicle chargers across Britain, saving drivers who rely on them around £150 a year.