DOE increases cost of AC charging for EV
Costs of charging at stations using DC chargers, BSS remain the same
MANILA: The average cost of charging an electric vehicle at charging stations using an alternating current (AC) charger increased by P0.39.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
By how much did the charging of EVs in charging stations using an AC charger increase?
The price of charging EVs at stations with AC chargers increased by P0.39.What services are EV users paying per kWh?
According to DOE, EV owners are paying for electricity fees, service fees, maintenance fees, administrative fees, and taxes.The slight jump in charging fees was announced through the recently issued National Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) Charging Fees by the Department of Energy. There, the agency noted that electric cars that use Type 1, Type 2, and GB/T AC chargers will be hit by the said price hike.
Charging EVs using AC chargers will now cost P11.51 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
Conversely, direct current (DC) EV chargers — such as those that use Combined Charging System (CCS) Combo 1, CCS Combo 2, GB/T DC, and CHAdeMO systems — will not incur any increase as it remains at P31.48 per kWh.
Likewise, battery storage system (BSS) charging costs will not be affected as well since its fees stays at P53.46 per kWh.
The country’s energy bureau also broke down the fees of EV charging, showing what services electric car owners are paying for per kWh. Per DOE, these include electricity fees, service fees, maintenance fees, administrative fees, and taxes.
“You can check the Department of Energy’s unbundled charging fee structure to know the breakdown of the charges as mandated by the EVIDA-Implementing Rules and Regulations,” it added.
Per DOE there are a total of 623 charging points in the Philippines.
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