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Charging planner · United Kingdom

Charge your electric car for less in Great Britain

Thursday, 22 October 2026 Updated 21:17 105 Car

Plugged in today at 00:00, leaving today at 07:00: 30 kWh at 11 kW cost about £2.70 at the cheapest times (wholesale price), charging today 02:00–05:00. Charging straight away would cost £2.91 – £0.21 more.

Choose your car, the distance or the amount of energy and the charging power below: the planner finds the cheapest hours in Great Britain and shows what the charge costs.

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Cheapest charging£2.70Avg. price per kWh: 9.00p/kWh
Charge now£2.91
You save£0.21
Cost per 100 km£1.53

Charging times: today 02:00–05:00

Charging time: 3:00 h

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Price per hour in the chosen window; charging times are highlighted. Costs at the wholesale price – network charges, taxes and levies not included.

Tomorrow's prices are published in the early afternoon. Until then the planner only runs to midnight.

Consumption: WLTP figure from EU type-approval data (median of the cars newly registered in 2025, measured at the socket). Real-world use, especially in winter, is often 10–30% higher.

Charging at home in Great Britain: the last 30 days

In the last 30 days (22 Sept – 21 Oct), the four cheapest hours in a row on an average day were 11:00–15:00, at 11.04p/kWh on average on the wholesale market.

Charging for 100 km (17 kWh) cost £1.88 in those hours and £3.25 between 17:00 and 21:00. Over 15,000 km a year, that is a difference of about £206.

051015202500:00 · 13.20p/kWh0001:00 · 12.89p/kWh02:00 · 12.62p/kWh03:00 · 12.55p/kWh0304:00 · 12.69p/kWh05:00 · 13.92p/kWh06:00 · 16.38p/kWh0607:00 · 17.42p/kWh08:00 · 16.24p/kWh09:00 · 14.58p/kWh0910:00 · 12.75p/kWh11:00 · 11.31p/kWh12:00 · 10.79p/kWh1213:00 · 10.80p/kWh14:00 · 11.25p/kWh15:00 · 12.78p/kWh1516:00 · 15.85p/kWh17:00 · 19.15p/kWh18:00 · 20.25p/kWh1819:00 · 19.48p/kWh20:00 · 17.60p/kWh21:00 · 16.00p/kWh2122:00 · 14.41p/kWh23:00 · 13.71p/kWh
Price per kWh100 km (17 kWh)15,000 km a year
Cheapest 4 hours (11:00–15:00)11.04p/kWh£1.88£281
Night (00:00–06:00)12.98p/kWh£2.21£330
Evening (17:00–21:00)19.12p/kWh£3.25£487
Average of all hours14.53p/kWh£2.47£370

Costs at the wholesale price – network charges, taxes and levies not included.

When is charging cheapest?

On a dynamic tariff you pay the wholesale price for every hour, plus the fixed components. Electricity is usually cheapest at night and around midday on sunny days, and dearest in the early evening, when demand peaks and solar output fades. A car plugged in overnight often needs only three or four hours – the planner puts them in the cheapest part of the night.

Smart charging means the wallbox or the car only charges in the cheapest hours, with pauses in between if needed. Many wallboxes and car apps do this automatically with dynamic tariffs. If you only have a start timer, choose “Timer”: the planner then finds the cheapest continuous block.

How much electricity does my car need?

Consumption figures come from the official data on every electric car newly registered in Europe (WLTP, measured at the socket, so charging losses are included). Small cars need about 14–15 kWh per 100 km, large SUVs more than 20 kWh. In winter, on motorways and on short trips with the heating on, consumption is higher – just enter your own figure.

Economy 7 and EV tariffs

Many British homes on Economy 7 pay a lower rate for seven hours at night, and several suppliers offer EV tariffs with a cheap overnight window. On those tariffs the cheap hours are set by the tariff, not by the wholesale price. The planner shows when wholesale electricity is cheapest, which matters on smart tariffs that follow the market.

When is electricity cheapest? · Who saves with a dynamic electricity tariff?

FAQ

Is a dynamic tariff worth it for an electric car?
Usually yes, if the car charges at home regularly and flexibly: an EV often uses as much electricity in a year as a whole household, and almost all of it can be shifted to the cheapest hours. If you have to charge at fixed times during the day, a fixed price can be the better deal.
What charging power do I have at home?
About 2.3 kW from a household socket and usually 11 kW from a wallbox. Many cars charge at no more than 11 kW on AC anyway; 22 kW is rarely needed.
Why is electricity so expensive in the evening?
In the early evening demand rises just as solar generation ends. More expensive power stations have to step in, and the wholesale price climbs. At night demand falls again.
Does this apply to public chargers?
No. The planner uses household electricity prices for charging at home. At public chargers the operator's prices apply.

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