The new announcement of the unified price for charging electric vehicles (EV) in the UAE has made the owners of the electric cars ready to spend hundreds of dirhams additional on every use and type of charging.
But in the same breath, they said it will Double accessibility of EV chargers across the country, avoiding overcrowding around Superchargers.
This has come at the backdrop of the UAE Cabinet approving the new fee structure for the use of electric car charging in public places. Express charging service will now be a minimum of Dh1. COEM also expects tariff of fast charging service to be at least Dh20 + VAT per kilowatt hour and slow charging service tariff will be from Dh0. It will cost 70 plus VAT per kilowatt hour for customers to use the micro electricity network whenever they want progressively.
To date, the rates at charging stations are somewhat standardized, although there are some that are offered for free.
At the same time, the inhabitants of UAE are waiting for the clarification of whether these charges will be applied to the private infrastructures, for instance, switching of the Tesla’s free supercharging services.
It is though not immediately clear how and when the new unified fees will start to be implemented but the fee setting process will come into operation 60 days from the date the cabinet resolution was published in the Official Gazette. Thus, it may be effective from September 6 In conclusion, Regardless of the validity of the speakers’ arguments, the decision could be implemented from September 6.
Reducing the amount of time
Stressing the consequences of this modification for end users, citizens and residents who apply these charges to private charging stations will not only decrease wait time in the overpopulated charging stations but are also considerate to the development of the renewable energy as a stable second source.
UAE’s electrical car user Huda said, “The objective of the new fee structure is to bring equilibrium to the price that is charged to electrical car users at public charging stations..
But whether the same will be applicable for Tesla chargers or not still remains to be seen.
Other EV owners echoed that of Tesla owners stating that they can locate charging stations that are common in malls.
Some automotive companies incorporate free charging promotion with their EV’s, such as Tesla.
“Nevertheless, I am not driving a Tesla, and my car is significantly cheaper so charging is a little bit more challenging. I have a Volkswagen ID. 4 that supports fast charging although the rate can be slower than in some rivals, depending on the power of the chargers used. Quite frankly, I have the luxury of having a charging port in my villa thus the use of public charging units is somewhat restricted in my case, actually only in case of need or if I am very much worried about my battery range. But it’s a welcome move,” Huda further opined, “had it been done within the last one year, it would have been sweeter.”
Min public price for charging of electric vehicles at public charging stations since 1st June, 2023 shall be 38 fils per kWh + fuel Surcharge per kWh + VAT for intending commercial and non-commercial EV Green Charger clients.
Revised rates are reasonable
Similarly, Palestinian resident Sanjida said even though viewing its future for all the end-users is quite unclear, it is undoubtful that it is an attempt to standardize the prices taking charging fees into one.
“Existing users are going to have to pay a little bit more, costing a few hundred more per month. That is really the only change it appears is going to affect public charging providers As for others and namely non-governmental organizations and private structures such as Tesla, it is not quite clear Regardless, the rates are reasonable .They are still cheaper than fossil fuels.”
The UAE, particularly Dubai, has installed and sustains green parking spaces that offer such services with the help of Dewa. This service lets customers who own Dewa EV accounts or the guest users without the account to charge their EVs via a QR code existent on Dewa Green charger stations.
As for the payment , for the registered users it could entail the use of the Dewa billing.
Less than two hours to fully charge
In addition to this, it takes less than two hours to fully charge the afore-stated gadget.
A supercharger takes forty-five minutes to charge Tesla. Many a times the EV chargers would be busy when we have gone to the mall that is why we set up charger at home the previous year. If one wants to fully charge the vehicle it will take less than 2 hours or slightly over 2 hours if the vehicle battery is near empty. It is extremely fast when charging as when it is charging from 30-40 per cent it only takes 1- 1.5hours. It itself restricts because if you want to charge up to 80-100 % then you have to set a control. In this case, charging at home is connected to the Dewa billing system.
While this is primarily applicable to structure owners, residents with electric cars heading to the airport have an edge.