Ecotricity, which owns and runs all 3,000 electric vehicle charging points at British motorway service stations, is to end its free serving and introduce a £5 fee for 20 minutes. The move follows the introduction of an £8 charge by Tesla, but it will be cheaper than paying for petrol or diesel in most cases. So the time has come, to charge - for charging," Ecotricity said. "We've taken a lot of feedback from EV drivers in order to arrive at the right pricing model. We've decided that a simple flat free of a fiver for a 20-minute fast-charge strikes the right balance."
Ecotricity, which owns and runs all 3,000 electric vehicle charging points at British motorway service stations, is to end its free serving and introduce a £5 fee for 20 minutes. That's enough to fill most electric vehicles to around 50% capacity. "So the time has come, to charge - for charging," Ecotricity said. "We've taken a lot of feedback from EV drivers in order to arrive at the right pricing model. We've decided that a simple flat free of a fiver for a 20-minute fast-charge strikes the right balance."