Charging an electric vehicle will be cheaper in Brighton and Hove from this week.
The main charging point operator in Brighton and Hove, Blink, will reduce the cost per hour for using its lamppost, rapid and fast chargers from Wednesday (29 May).
The price cut follows a fall in the cost of wholesale electricity.
It means that the 120 new charge point sockets across Brighton and Hove will be cheaper to use than the national average cost, according to the Zapmap price index.
From Wednesday, prices will be cut by 6p to 55p per kilowatt hour for those using a lamppost which can charge an electric vehicle fully in eight to ten hours.
A fast charger, with a charge time of four to five hours, will cost 53p per kwh – down 8p.
And rapid chargers, which deliver up to 50kwh and can fully charge an electric vehicle in under an hour, will cost 72p per kwh – down 7p.
Councillor Trevor Muten, cabinet member for transport, parking and the public realm, said: “This really is great news for the increasing number of electric vehicle drivers in Brighton and Hove.
“The city already has one of the best electric vehicle charging infrastructures in the country but it’s vital we continue to review, improve and expand it to keep up with growing demand.
“By bringing the cost of charging down and upping the number of charge points, we encourage and support EV use, enabling more residents, businesses and visitors to plug in.
“More zero emissions vehicles in our city help improve air quality and move us closer to meeting our net zero goals.”
Brighton and Hove already has 368 public chargers and 1,650 more are due to be installed across over the next three years.
The new chargers are financed by a Department for Transport grant of £442,000 and £290,000 of private sector investment from Blink.
The council said that there had been a 33 per cent rise in the number of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids registered in Brighton and Hove in the past year. The total now tops 3,000.
City needs more 50kw chargers. The 3 at Preston park are always busy, and 2 of the 3 are for E-taxi only!
What is total number of cars registered in B&H ? And what is percentage as EV and Hybrids? Net Zero is a scam. And how many back handers were there ?
As of the latest available data, there are approximately 112,000 cars registered in Brighton and Hove. EV numbers increase at least 11% on average, every year.
But Punter23asked asked asked what percentage of vehicles are (B)EVs and PHEV?
This one estimates 2.3% https://www.theecoexperts.co.uk/electric-vehicles/ev-statistics
Do you not get visitors to Brighton? How many of them add to the number registered in the area?
Why the hell are more of these charging points appearing when sales of electric cars are plummeting?
Percent of BEVs and PHEVs vehicles on roads are still increasing and with prices dropping from European (VW and Citroen) and Asian models (esp. MG4 and MG5) so that more motorists can switch from ICE for economic rather than purely ideological reasons.
Sales per year falling but the total number of electric cars is still increasing.not to mention the idea of encouraging more sales with a better infrastructure.
The prices per KWH are still very high. The council take a cut of the fees despite the scheme being paid for by central govt and private sector companies. Their policy on this is contrary to their claimed environment goals.