With these tips you will save a lot of money on your electric car in 2024

Electric driving can be very cheap. Although purchasing or leasing an electric vehicle is expensive, you can rack up mileage inexpensively. But then there are a few important things to pay attention to.

How expensive it is to drive an electric car varies greatly across Europe. Read here how expensive it is to own and drive an electric vehicle in other countries.

Save money when charging your electric car

A simple tip for cheap electric driving is to plan your trips. This way you avoid having to switch to an expensive fast charger. Is your electric vehicle battery really dead? Then it’s better to use a quick charger, because leaving your electric car standing still is associated with higher costs.

Although it is often known that a kWh of electricity from a fast charger is very expensive, the prices at public charging stations are often much less visible. Nevertheless, the tip is to pay attention to these prices.

Previous studies by the consumer association show that tariffs on one street can sometimes vary considerably. In Amsterdam the tariff varies by 0.09 euros per kWh within some streets, in Maastricht by 0.17 euros and in Hoofddorp even by 0.28 euros, within a distance of 200 meters. This saves you 14 euros when charging your electric car with an empty 50 kWh battery.

The prices are an example of last summer.

Unclear prices

Although charging station operators are legally obliged to transparently indicate their prices via a sticker or QR code on the charging station, this is sometimes not yet the case. So pay particular attention to charging stations where you don’t know the price. This will prevent your electric car from being charged expensively and you from paying too much for electricity.

Do you always want to pay a fixed amount? Then there are also charging cards with a fixed rate.