How much does the price of electricity affect the recharge of your electric car?

The price of electric car stations is skyrocketing, reaching historical highs with a price of € 140 per MWh. What this price affects to the recharge of your electric car is what we are going to explain to you? You continue moving around the city, taking care of the planet and also saving.

To recharge your car you should know that there are three time slots:

• Between 00.00 and 08.00 you have the economic rate
• The average rate is from 08:00 to 10:00, from 14:00 to 18:00 and from 22:00 to 24:00
• And the peak rate that goes from 10.00 to 14.00 and from 18.00 to 22.00

Each band has an average rate. This varies depending on the demand per hour, in such a way that throughout the day, regardless of the type of rate, there are constant fluctuations.

And so we have been since June 1, 2021. We are going to go into detail so that you know exactly how much the price of electricity affects the recharge of your electric car.

How much does it cost to charge at electric car stations?

We will use as an example the best-selling electric vehicle. This car has a 52 kWh battery. Now imagine that you return home with just enough battery and you have 2 kWh of energy left in the bedroom. You have to charge 50 kWh at your charging point at electric car stations.

And as a reference, the price of € 0.11484 / kWh, which was that of last June 1, at night, at which time the cheapest of the day per kWh was recorded. Well, fully recovering the battery of your electric car would have cost you a total of 5.7 euros.

How to charge at electric car stations?

And if you charge your car in the most expensive time of the day today (€ 0.24808 / kWh), the same charge would have cost you more than double, about 12.4 euros.

Tip: It is important that you plug in the car during the night hours!

If these prices apply for a full month, the difference is even greater. In this way, charging at the price of June 1 every night would cost 176.7 euros per month, while now it would amount to 226.3 euros per month.

That is, the bill for your electric car will amount to 50 euros every month using electric car stations. And if you charge at the most expensive rate, it will go from 384.4 euros / month to 470.27 euros, about 85 euros more expensive.

Don’t worry; charging your car is still cheaper than filling it with gasoline.

Even with all this, it is still better to charge your car than to fill up on gasoline. And if you still do not have it, run to install a charging point, you will save a lot and take care of the health of your EV.

How to know better electric car stations?

Knowing which is the best electric car charger is a difficult question, there are many and very good ones. Here we tell you about the different electric car chargers on the market. A short, very simple guide for you to discover the charger that best suits your needs.

When you think about charging your electric car, the best solution is to install a charger directly in your garage.

and it is also good for the health of your car battery. You arrive, park, leave it charging and the next day, you have the car ready to tour the city or go on a trip.

Know the Charging Installation Laws

In addition, it is also important that you know that for the installation of your charging point the Government gives subsidies, which you should not miss, to save you a large part of the installation price.

The price for installing a charging point

To know the installation price of a charging point, the first thing you have to know is

• What the variables are:
• The type of charger you choose.
• Where you install the charger . The price will be different if you install in a private or community garage.

And the extras you want for your charging point; card reader, additional outlet, hose … etc

Next, we share a brief selection of some of the best electric vehicle chargers on the market, so that you know the different options and some of their main characteristics.

Electric car charger, which one should I choose?

Electric car stations calculate the consumption of the home and adjust the power demand. It is to achieve the highest recharge in the shortest possible time, without exceeding the contracted power.

 It has integrated WiFi that allows you to program the charge and read historical data remotely through your phone. You can also activate charging via RFID cards and touch sensor.

Electric car stations charger is compact, practical and easy to maintain. Moreover, it is deal for daily recharging, both for a private house and for community parking. Through its app you can activate and deactivate the charging point, limit its use to authorized users, configure the maximum power and choose the charging times.

 If you want to know our charger in detail, click here.

It is one of the most robust on the market with degree of protection IP65 and IK10.

In this charger, you can regulate the charge from ampere to ampere and you can program the start and end time of the charge.

Charging powers of 7.4kW or 22kW

Charger has WIFI and Bluetooth and the user can be identified through the application. From there you can remotely control the charge, schedule the recharge (time, power…). It has the Powerboost function that dynamically adjusts the power demand of the charger.

Moreover, this depends on the available power, in real time. We dedicate an exclusive post to this charger, click here and take a look!

The electric car stations can also be used for private homes or community parking. Its structure consists of a wall bracket, a charging station and a charging cable. You can remotely control the load through its EVBox Connect App.

Summary

Surely you are still wondering which will be the best electric car charger. Here we have given you some more information. There is much more, but do not worry, you can call us without obligation and our team of experts will explain to you which is the electric car charger that best suits you, the installation you need and your new electric car.