Switcher.ie used the Eurostat data on domestic electricity prices for the second half of 2023, and took an average of the 20 best-selling electric models to determine the pricing. Photograph: Getty ImagesThe study found that only in Germany is it more expensive to charge an EV than it is in Ireland. Switcher.ie used the Eurostat data on domestic electricity prices for the second half of 2023, and took an average of the 20 bestselling electric models to determine the pricing.
The lowest price to charge is in Bulgaria, with a cost of €6.99 for a full charge, and each 100km journey costing €2.09.BMW i5 Touring road test: the 1,200km electric car drive from Munich to Dublin Eoin Clarke, commercial director of Switcher.ie, said: “Switcher.ie’s latest research found the average cost of home charging is still on the up, but prices fluctuate hugely across the EU, with some countries seeing sharp drops and others experiencing steep hikes in 2023.and ever-changing global headwinds which impact countries differently.
Ireland is also still proving stubbornly expensive when it comes to the cost of public charging. At the moment, for pay-as-you-go customers, ESB eCars is charging 56c per kWh for slow charging, 64c per kWh for fast charging, and 68c per kWh for high-speed charging. These are the same prices that were being charged last August, when the company assured customers that the cost of public charging would fall before the end of 2023 thanks to the reductions in the cost of wholesale electricity.