Every year, our fleet is replenished with newer models of electric vehicles, which in turn have sufficient battery capacity to avoid the need for daily recharging, as was the case with the variants of the early years of production. That is, the renewal of the electric vehicle fleet leads to the fact that the factor of "tying" to a home (or garage) outlet, which was extremely necessary for models with a battery capacity of about 20 kWh, which was enough for a day or two of travel, is less and less felt.
This factor previously held back the development of the electric vehicle segment — the number of potential buyers with access to a connection point is limited. However, the expansion of the network of public chargers, capable of relatively quickly charging electric vehicles with direct current, provides new opportunities for the battery-powered car segment.
Analysts from the Institute for Automotive Market Research analyzed the set of models in the Ukrainian electric vehicle fleet and determined that about 40% of its residents have batteries with a capacity of over 50 kWh, so they can be safely classified as "long-range", or at least those suitable for interregional trips.
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So what about the prices, and are there any savings that are talked about so much? So, if you charge an electric car exclusively at EV charging stations (electric charging stations), the savings factor does not disappear: with an average consumption of 20 kWh per 100 km of run, such a distance will cost a maximum of 360 UAH (unchanged compared to the previous month) . The least expensive option for a not very large passenger car equipped with gas cylinder equipment will cost (at 12 l/100 km of propane-butane mixture) 450 UAH. And this is still a rather optimistic value, usually in practice cars with LPG require more fuel.
So, why charge at publicly accessible chargers? Specialists of the Institute for Automotive Market Research collected information from mobile applications of leading network EV charging stations in Ukraine and selected the most frequently repeated price values, focusing primarily on stations located near roads.
Depending on the location, lower or higher tariffs may occur — this should be clarified in the relevant applications of the charging station operators. Also, some stations have a "standby" tariff — when the car is connected, but charging is not taking place, but we will not take this point into account. According to the observations of IDA specialists, higher tariffs are more common at roadside charging stations, especially if they are high-speed (80...100 kW and more). Lower tariffs (in some places even by a few hryvnias) are mainly at charging stations located in the parking lots of various businesses — hotels, shopping centers, restaurants, etc.
Please note that this information is provided for reference purposes — it is not a rating of EV charging station operators, but only a guideline for those who have or plan to purchase an electric vehicle.
Compared to the previous month, prices per kilowatt-hour for different operators fluctuated, with a general upward trend, the size of which ranged from 0.5 UAH to even 3.95 UAH. Only one operator has a discount this time, minus 1 UAH for the fast port.
The average price of a kilowatt-hour received through the AC port is currently (rounded) 14.89 UAH (+1.29 UAH), through the DC port — 17.40 UAH (+0.04 UAH).
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