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Enter your distance and car. We'll estimate the charging cost, how many fast-charge stops you'll need, time spent charging — and how it compares to fuel.
Pick a route or type your own distance.
Estimate only. Assumes you start with a full home charge, then top up 20→80% at fast chargers (~35 min each). Real cost depends on charger speed, network and conditions.
Transparent maths you can trust — every figure is yours to change.
We split your trip into the miles you can cover on a home charge (starting around 90% full) and the rest, which needs public rapid charging. The cost combines cheap home energy for the first leg with the public rate for the remainder, each adjusted for charging losses. Stops are estimated from how far you go between 20–80% charges, at about 35 minutes each, and the fuel comparison uses your MPG and the pump price per litre. Defaults reflect current UK figures — adjust them to your car. Estimates only, not financial advice.
Long trips lean on the motorway rapid-charging networks once your home charge runs out — pricier than home, but often still cheaper than petrol.
Public rapid charging runs roughly 63–92p/kWh (Tesla is usually cheapest, InstaVolt and BP Pulse the dearest, with the network average near 79p) — far more than a home rate around 25p, and on the priciest networks it can rival petrol per mile. A planned trip using the cheaper networks still tends to beat fuel at ~£1.40–1.60 a litre. Your total depends on your car's motorway efficiency, battery size (which sets how often you stop) and the networks you use. Plan stops around the services and the extra time barely registers.
