Dundee cuts public EV charging prices

Fast charging up to 22 kW has fallen from 57p/kWh to 55p/kWh, while rapid charging has reduced from 69p/kWh to 67p/kWh. Ultra-rapid charging remains unchanged at 69p/kWh.

Lower energy costs are being passed through

Evolt says the reductions reflect lower energy costs, with the savings being passed on to drivers using Dundee City Council chargepoints.

The change is a useful reminder that public charging tariffs are not driven by one cost alone. Commodity electricity, network charges, capacity, payments, backend services, maintenance, land or concession arrangements, depreciation and operator margin can all feed into the final price.

That helps explain why one network can reduce tariffs while another is reviewing prices upwards because a different part of its cost base has increased.

Only 2p now separates rapid and ultra-rapid charging

Dundee’s revised structure leaves a 12p/kWh difference between fast and rapid charging, but only 2p/kWh between rapid and ultra-rapid.

That is notable because charger power is often used as the main basis for public tariff bands. In practice, the cost of delivering a charging session depends on utilisation, site infrastructure and energy procurement as well as the charger’s maximum output.

The Dundee tariffs show that higher charging power does not always translate into a proportionally higher driver price.

Selected slower chargers also get longer stays

Maximum stay periods at several slower-charging locations have also been extended to 12 hours before the £10 overstay fee applies.

That better aligns those chargers with longer dwell periods. A lower-power AC charger is more useful when parking rules allow enough time for the vehicle to take a meaningful amount of energy.

The tariff changes do not apply to Dundee’s Urban Fox chargers, which remain on their existing pricing structure.