EV Charging Cost Comparison

Compare public and home EV charging costs in Ireland

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EV Home Charging

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EV Public Charging

Cheapest public rate

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Methodology
EV Assumptions
  • Home charger: 7 kW (typical home wallbox)
  • Usable battery per session: 35 kWh (assumes you don't drain to 0%)
  • Home charging algorithm: Fills cheapest electricity rate bands first (e.g. night rate), then spills into more expensive bands if needed
  • Standing charges: Not included — these are the same regardless of how you fuel your car
Petrol & Diesel Assumptions
  • Small car: 6.0 L/100km (petrol), 4.8 L/100km (diesel)
  • Medium car: 7.5 L/100km (petrol), 5.8 L/100km (diesel)
  • Large car: 9.5 L/100km (petrol), 7.5 L/100km (diesel)
Petrol Equivalent Explained
  • The "Petrol equivalent" figure on each result card shows what you'd need petrol to cost per litre to match that EV running cost
  • For example, if a tariff shows "€0.30/L petrol equivalent", it means charging your EV on that tariff costs the same per km as petrol would at €0.30/L

Electricity tariff data sourced from CRU-regulated supplier price lists. Public charging rates from provider websites. Fuel prices updated periodically based on Irish market averages.

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