EU passes law to blanket highways with fast EV chargers by end of 2025
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The chargers must be placed every 60km (37mi) and allow ad-hoc payment by card or contactless device without subscriptions.

EU passes law to blanket highways with fast EV chargers by 2025::The chargers must be placed every 60km (37mi) and allow ad-hoc payment by card or contactless device without subscriptions.

  • diyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Anyone know how the price of electricity from these chargers compares to prices in the home?

    I just wonder about possible non-car use-cases. E.g. someone is off the grid and they use a cargo cycle to bring batteries¹ to one of these charging stations. Will they be fleeced on price, or are there subsidies that could perhaps make the cost lower than household electric?

    ① asking w.r.t. both lead-acid batteries and li-ion, though I suspect these chargers would be li-ion only.

    • DacoTaco@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Currently these charge points cost more than at home, and i believe it will stay this way. There is more overhead and more companies connected to the highway chargers so more people looking to make a profit. There is also the fact that currently ( and thats what these laws want to change ), you need some kind of subscription to use these public chargers, so even more costs :)

      Dont get me wrong though, its not like public charging is like 2€/kW vs 0.35kW at home, but there is like a 10c/kW difference