FairCharge: Lack of a driveway is costing EV drivers £1,515 a year

The Chancellor of the Exchquer’s failure to reduce VAT on public EV charging will cost EV drivers without a driveway around £1,515 a year, claims campaign group FairCharge.

The sum was calculated by comparing the 20% VAT cost for public charging to 5% for domestic charging.

FairCharge estimates that the average cost of charging on the public network is now as much as £1,838 a year compared to just £323 charging at home on lower night-time rates, based on figures from...