How many miles do you cover and can you charge a car at home? A lot of the latest electric cars can cover more than 200 miles between charges. If you can charge a car at home and rarely travel more than 100 miles from home, you won't need to worry about using public chargers.

If you do wish to travel further afield, public chargers are increasingly taking payment via contactless credit or debit cards which makes things easier (no need to download endless apps). The cost of charging varies from around 15p per kWh at home (depending on your tariff) to close to 40p per kWh for the most convenient public rapid chargers. This means a mid-range Volkswagen ID.3, for example, will cost around £8-9 for a full charge at home, or around £15 for a 10-80% rapid charge.

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