New research has revealed that petrol prices have fallen by 8.6 per cent in the UK, but it is still 190 per cent more expensive to power your car with petrol than electricity.
The motoring experts at DriveElectric compared petrol prices in 2021 and 2022 by the litre, and by the cost to fill up the average tank, to reveal that petrol prices have fallen by 8.6 per cent.
In the United Kingdom, the rising petrol and electricity prices have been a topic of much discussion, with the government finally adding a fixed cap for energy prices. Yet, petrol prices remain a bit more sporadic.
The United Kingdom has seen stern increases in its petrol prices, but this has been incredibly inconsistent. Petrol prices were at around £1.78 per litre or rather, it cost an average of £22.56 to fuel a petrol car per 100 miles in 2021.
However, in 2022, that figure has seen a slight decline to £1.63 per litre or £20.63 on average, per 100 miles. This means on average it costs around £81.02 to fill your car's petrol tank, as opposed to the £88.61 in 2021. That shows an 8.6 per cent decrease from 2021 to 2022, which had the United Kingdom rank 22nd globally for the largest petrol price increase.
Likewise, where the United Kingdom has seen increases in petrol prices, electricity prices have increased too, though to a seemingly lesser extent. In 2021, electricity cost £0.23 per kWh or an average of £5.78 per 100 miles, which rose to £0.28 per kWh or an average of £7.10 per 100 miles in 2022 for a total increase of 22.9 per cent. This increase ranked the United Kingdom 20th. Ireland ranked one place above the UK, having a larger price increase and Germany was higher still, having a 31.7 per cent. increase in their electricity prices.
Jill Perry, from the Green Party said:
"Fossil-fuelled transport is one of our most significant causes of climate changing gases and it's right that the cost of petrol and diesel reflects that. However electric cars aren't the answer to all our problems (congestion, road building, inappropriate car parking, tyre pollution) and the purchase cost still make then prohibitively expensive for most people."
"But if you can afford the initial cost and aren't able to take advantage of public transport or active travel like cycling or walking, then it's clear that electric cars can be part of the solution to our climate emergency."
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