Ecotricity to introduce a fee for EV charging

After five years of free service, Ecotricity will start charging for its charge network at £5 for a 20 minute fast charge.

The electricity company has said that the time has come to start charging now the EV market place has grown.

Customers have been contacted by email with details of the fee, which would give users a 20 minute charge at one of its 300 rapid charging units which are mostly located at motorway service areas.

The company says it has taken on board feedback from EV drivers to come up with the right pricing model and ‘strike the right balance.’

The charge, which is being introduced from Monday July 11, is applied to all users that are not Ecotricity home electricity customers.

Access to the network and payment will now require the Ecotricity app.

Update: Ecotricity has now ammended pricing, offering a 30 minute charge for £6. Click here for more details.