Summer 2021 public charging prices

BP Pulse today made public its new charging tariffs which are a welcome change, but first few words if the bp Pulse moniker seems unfamiliar, that’s because its a rebrand of the previous bp Chargemaster which itself incorporates the numerous networks it absorbed, Polar, ChargeYourCar, etc for a full list see https://bpchargemaster.com/our-charging-networks

Up to 22kW AC: £0.16/kWh, 43kW AC or 50kW DC £0.23/kWh, 150kW DC £0.27/kWh

To the left you can see the new bp member tariffs and how they are now tiered based on the charging speed, this was long overdue and while it is a increase in the cost of fast charging it was bound to happen and it is better than competitors eg: PodPoint who charge a flat £0.25p per kWh regardless of charging speed, for comparison here are more members flat rates : Osprey: £0.25p, Ecotricity: £0.30p, GeniePoint £0.35p, InstaVolt £0.40p and home utility prices: Octopus Go £0.15p

As you can see with this change AC charging at 22kW becomes almost as cheap as home charging during regular hours, i just wish all fast chargers would provide the additional slower AC charger at lower cost like this, PodPoint and Ecotricity fast chargers for example sometimes forego the AC port altogether.

For some context here is the 2018 changing prices breakdown from Zap-map

Gone are the times of Ecotricity with 15p fast charging for members