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The cost of charging the UK’s most popular electric car, the Tesla Model 3, has jumped 37% since December along with rising electricity prices. And further hikes look likely in the months ahead.
UK petrol prices surged to record levels last week, making it more than $123 to fill a standard car. But even electric vehicle drivers are feeling the pinch — albeit to a lesser extent.
The cost of using a rapid or ultra-rapid public charger, similar to using a pump at service station, rose to 48 pence a kilowatt-hour at the end of May from 35 pence in December, data shows.