Electric cars are now cheaper to run in the UK than gas-powered cars

Gas-powered cars just got left in the dust, because electric cars, thanks to Be.EV, are now officially cheaper to run in the UK.

After years of hearing that driving EVs only made sense if you had a driveway or deep pockets, that’s no longer true.

A price war between charging networks has flipped the script, sending public charging costs tumbling below the price of petrol.

For the first time, plugging in beats filling up, and drivers across the UK are taking notice.

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Steep competition between charging networks

The game-changer comes from Be.EV, the Octopus Energy–owned charging network that’s just launched a new subscription plan turning heads and revving hearts.

For £9.99 ($13) a month, members can charge at any of Be.EV’s 800 rapid or ultra-rapid charging bays for just 39p ($0.51) per kilowatt-hour (kWh).

That’s roughly half the current UK average for rapid charging, which stood at around 76p ($0.99) per kWh in September.

Basically, for anyone that cannot plug in at home and rely on public charging, this is a massive discount.

Rival network Ionity, backed by giants like BMW, Ford and Hyundai, has its own tempting deal: 43p ($0.56) per kWh, with an £86.99 ($113) annual subscription.

However, according to The Times, drivers covering more than 2,900 miles (roughly 822kWh) benefit more from Be.EV’s plan.

If you’re a low-mileage driver, Ionity’s lower membership fee might still make sense.

For anyone else, Be.EV is now the wallet-friendly winner.

How charging electric cars compares to filling up with gas

The golden question, of course, is how this compares to the costs incurred by gas-powered cars.

To put it into perspective, the average petrol driver in the UK spends around £760 ($990) a year on fuel.

Under Be.EV’s new plan, an EV driver relying entirely on public charging would spend roughly £694 ($903).

While the savings of about £66 ($86) a year may not seem like much, it’s a symbolic shift.

After all, many people debate whether it makes financial sense to buy electric cars if you cannot charge it at home.

In the UK, it seems like the answer is clear: all things equal, your EV’s operating costs are going to be lower.

And in case you’re thinking that this is only the case in the UK, you’d be wrong.

A recent study found that only using public chargers and not charging at home still ends up being cheaper than driving gas-powered cars.

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