Public charging costs up to 15 times higher than home – Rightcharge

Fleet electric vehicle (EV) payment specialist Rightcharge found that public charging costs are up to 15 times higher than home charging costs, when comparing rapid public charging and off-peak home tariffs.

In its ‘State of fleet charging’ report, Rightcharge found that public charging accounts for 41% of fleet energy consumption, but 70% of total charging spend.

On average, public charging was found to cost three and a half times more than home charging.

In the first half of 2026, Rightcharge found that home charging cost fleets 23.8p per kWh on average, down from 24.5p per kWh in 2025.

This compared with 80.9p per kWh for public charging, which was also down from 2025’s average of 81.5p per kWh.

Fleets increased their use of public chargers in the first half of 2026, reaching 41% of total energy consumption, up from 28% in 2025.

This led to an increase in the blended charging rate to 46.9p per kWh, up from 40.5p per kWh.

Rightcharge also identified widely ranging pricing across the rapid charging network, with prices varying between 55p per kWh and 91.5p per kWh.