Electric cars, how much does it cost to recharge in Italy? The main rates compared

When it comes to electric cars, among the questions that curious people often ask, there are those relating to recharging. Questions that do not only concern the infrastructure and timing of energy supplies but also the costs. And precisely on the issue of costs there is often a lot of confusion as i top up pricesin addition to being different according to the company providing the service, they also vary according to the power of the column.

So, let’s try to make some order (also seen the recent price increases), and we see rates and subscriptions that offer some of the main Italian companies that offer top-up services. Alongside Enel X Way and Be Charge which are the companies that have the two largest charging networks in Italy, we choose to compare the rates also for A2A, Acea, Duferco Energia, IONITY and Tesla. (the costs indicated are those recorded at the time of writing the article)

COMPARISON RATES

Let’s start with A2A which offers not only the ranking “pay per use” rate but also some subscriptions which allow you to purchase a certain amount of kWh per month at a discounted price. Let’s go into the details of the different tariff profiles that A2A offers for recharging at its network.

For Isole Digitali and Quick columns:

• For Type 2A sockets: € 0.56 per kWh
• For Type 3A sockets: € 0.56 per kWh

For Fast columns:

• For Type 2A sockets: € 0.56 per kWh
• For CCS / CHAdeMO type sockets: € 0.66 per kWh

For Ultra columns:

• For CCS / CHAdeMO type sockets: 0.79 euros per kWh

Alongside the classic pay-per-use rate, A2A also offers the solution “Consumption E-moving Plus“. For a fee of 2 euros, it is possible to make 2 daily reservations for the outlets available at the Public Charging Stations.

The service can be used to recharge a single vehicle and is accessible to a maximum number of 4 users associated with a single account and allows only one recharge at a time.

Now let’s move on to the subscription formulas. A2A offers the E-Moving Small, E-Moving Medium and E-Moving Large profiles. The scheme is as follows:

• E-Moving Small: 30 kWh for 16 euros per month
• E-Moving Medium: 80 kWh for 29 euros per month
• E-Moving Large: 180 kWh at 60 euros per month

As for the ACEA top-up service, there are only pay per use rates based on the power of the column.

• Quick columns: 0.58 euros per kWh
• Fast columns: € 0.68 per kWh

The cost for booking the column is 0.50 euros. No subscriptions as we said earlier. As an extra, ACEA offers only 16 euros the card (Acea e-mobility card) to be used as an alternative to the application.

Be Charge offers not only the classic pay-as-you-go rates but also subscriptions and prepaid packages. A complete offer to satisfy the different needs of electrical users. So, let’s start with the consumption rates that vary according to the power delivered by the column.

• Quick up to 22 kW: € 0.45 per kWh
• Fast up to 99 kW: € 0.50 per kWh
• Fast + up to 149 kW: € 0.65 per kWh
• Ultrafast starting from 150 kW: 0.79 euros per kWh

Now let’s move on to the subscriptions that allow you to have a certain amount of kWh per month at a subsidized price.

• Be Light 50: 50 kWh at 20 euros per month
• Be Regular 100: 100 kWh at 38 euros per month
• Be Large 250: 250 kWh at 90 euros per month
• Be Electric 500: 500 kWh at 175 euros per month

Finally, Be Charge offers prepaid packages that must be used within 6 months of purchase.

• Be Card 50: 53 euros of prepaid credit at the price of 50 euros
• Be Card 100: 110 euros of prepaid credit to 100 euros
• Be Card 150: 170 euros of prepaid credit to 150 euros

Duferco Energia offers both pay per use rates and both subscriptions and prepaid offers. Let’s start, therefore, with the consumption rates which are two.

• € 0.65 per kWh on Quick and Fast columns up to 50 kW of power
• € 0.79 per kWh on Ultra Fast columns over 50 kW of power

The company offers a single subscription that includes a certain amount of kWh per month at a discounted price.

• Flat rate: 200 kWh at 129 euros

We also have prepaid offers that are only valid for three months from the time of purchase. They can be used for charging on Quick and Fast infrastructures (up to 50 kW of power).

• 100 kWh to 65 euros
• 150 kWh to 95 euros
• 400 kWh to 249 euros

The Enel X Way offer it is very structured like that of Be Charge with pay per use solutions and various subscriptions. Let’s start with the consumption rates which vary according to the power supplied by the column and which have recently been modified due to the increasing costs of electricity.

• Pay Per Use AC: 0.58 euros per kWh
• Pay Per Use DC up to 150 kW: € 0.89 per kWh
• Pay Per Use HPC over 150 kW: 0.99 euros per kWh

Enel X Way also provides the costs for top-ups made in Europe through its app / card.

• Pay Per Use AC: € 0.70 per kWh
• Pay Per Use DC up to 150 kW: € 0.95 per kWh
• Pay Per Use HPC over 150 kW: 0.99 euros per kWh

We then have some subscriptions that allow you to purchase a certain amount of kWh per month at a discounted price.

• Flat Small: 70 kWh at 25 euros per month
• Flat Large: 145 kWh at 45 euros per month

Finally, we have the special OpenCharge plans that allow unlimited recharges at home and up to 2 full of energy at the public columns. Each plan is calibrated according to the size of the battery of your electric car.

• OpenCharge 20: (batteries up to 20 kWh) – 50 euros per month
• OpenCharge 50: (batteries from 21 to 50 kWh) – 80 euros per month
• OpenCharge 75: (batteries from 51 to 75 kWh) – 120 euros per month

IONITY only offers a pay-as-you-go rate and a subscription. The pay per use rate IONITY DIRECT provides for a cost of 0.79 euros per kWh. Then there is the subscription IONITY PASSPORT which at a cost of 17.99 euros per month allows you to recharge at 0.35 euros per kWh.

It is worth noting that i partner of IONITY (such as BMW, Mercedes and other manufacturers) can offer their customers specific subscriptions that allow discounted costs to recharge at these high-power stations.

Tesla, for the moment, allows access to its Supercharger stations in Italy only to owners of one of its electric cars. Prices may vary slightly from station to station. Recently, due to the increase in the cost of electricity, prices have been increased and, now, in Italy it is also possible to pay 0.66 euros per kWh.

Previously, the costs were around 0.50 euros per kWh. A year ago, however, they stood between 0.31 / 0.4 euros per kWh.