You can charge your electric or plug in hybrid car at home using a home charging point, or you can use one of our ultra-rapid EV chargers via Arnold Clark Charge when charging on the go.
We've created some super useful and easy to use calculators so you can get an estimate of how much it costs to charge an electric vehicle as well as the time it takes to charge.
The cost will depend on what the 'pence per kWh' rate is on your home electricity tariff or the Arnold Clark Charge tariff, You can work out the cost to charge your EV to full by using a simple equation:
Useable battery capacity x electricity cost of your supplier
(in pence per kWh).
The estimated time to charge will depend on how much of the usable battery capacity you are charging as well as the charger speed you are able to achieve.
Useable battery capacity / charger speed (kW) X 60
(to change to minutes).
60
You could enjoy savings whilst charging at home!*
Check out the below estimated charging rates examples:
Day charge
Night charge
(off-peak)
Day charge
Night charge
(off-peak)
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Discover moreThere are three main types of chargers:
**May vary depending on charger, vehicle type and the weather.
The universal charging connector type for Electric Vehicles is called ‘Type 2’. This connector is used when fast charging. A CCS (Combined Charging System) connector is used when rapid charging on the public network.
The cable for this will be attached to the charging unit, unlike a home charger which can use either a tethered unit, or the type 2 to type 2 cable that will come with the car.
Please note that most plug-in hybrid’s will only have the type 2 connector and not a CCS.
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You can discover what your cars battery capacity and usable battery capacity is in the "Technical Specification" section of an EV advert.
Example: