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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Stephen Hayward

Extortionate electric car charging costs at motorway services laid bare

Charging an electric car at motorway services can cost 8p a mile more than filling up with petrol or diesel, research reveals.

Testers plugged two EVs into rapid and ultra-rapid public chargers to establish how much it costs per mile.

The figures, based on costly pay-as-you-go tariffs, will raise eyebrows among users who believe EVs are economical as well as ecofriendly.

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