- Home charging is the best way to replenish an EV’s battery, but not all of the energy goes into the battery.
- Drivers pay for energy losses every time they charge, so the lower the losses, the lower the energy bill.
- Germany’s ADAC tested several electric cars and found the outliers, plus a solution to keep costs low.
Everybody knows that electric cars are more efficient than combustion vehicles, but what some new owners might not know is that EVs sometimes have a hidden cost. When you plug in at home, which is usually the best and most cost-effective way to charge an EV, a portion of the energy coming out of the charger doesn’t go to the high-voltage battery.
