Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in UK

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Nevertheless, EVs would still remain far cheaper to drive than petrol or diesel cars. Compared with average pump prices of £1. 72 per litre of petrol or £1. 96 per litre of diesel, it would cost as little as 20p – around nine times cheaper than petrol – for an equivalent amount of electricity using off-peak charging. Yet the considerably lower fuel costs mean they will remain far cheaper to drive than petrol or diesel cars.

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