Hi there,

It looks like public EV charging is your best option because your home is not suitable for an EV chargepoint installation.

Right now, public charging is still the best option for lots of drivers. And we’re here to help you find your way around it and show you how it can work for you.

Motability Go Charge

Called ‘Go Charge’ for short our card and app give you access to over 58,000 public chargepoints from over 40 different operators. That’s over half of all chargepoints in the UK.

It allows you to add a credit or debit card and pay for charging without worrying about pre-authorisation or downloading other apps. While we don't currently offer discounts - you'll never pay more than the operator’s ‘pay as you go’ tariff.

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What is public charging?

There are over 110,000 public chargepoints in the UK, and that number is growing all the time.

Even if you get a home chargepoint installed, it's likely you'll need to use public charging at some point during your lease. We support every EV customer with charging on the go with our Go with the Motability Scheme app.

Find EV chargepoints near you

Explore our map to find chargers near you and check real-time availability

The cost of public charging

Public charging in the UK varies in cost, and depends on charging speed and network

Slow

Generally between £0.27 and £0.45 per kWh for speeds of 3-6 kWh
8 - 18 hours to charge from 0-80%
A typical cost to charge a medium sized car to 80% could range between £3 - £22 and would increase if you charged to 100%.

Fast

Generally between £0.45 and £0.65 per kWh for speeds of 7-25 kWh
3 - 6 hours to charge from 0-80%
A typical cost to charge a medium sized car to 80% could range between £19 - £32 and would increase if you charged to 100%.

Rapid and Ultra Rapid

Generally between £0.65 and £0.90 per kWh for speeds of 3-6 kWh
20 - 1 hour to charge from 0-80%
A typical cost to charge a medium sized car to 80% could range between £32 - £43 and would increase if you charged to 100%

Go with the Motability Scheme

With the Go app, you can access more than 65,000 public chargepoints across the UK, all in one place.

You can find public chargepoints and pay for charging using the app or by ordering a Go Charge card. You can also add a credit or debit card and pay as you go, without needing to download other apps or worry about pre-authorisation

Explore Go with the Motability Scheme

If you can't charge at home

If you're not able to get a home chargepoint, we'll give you access to discounted rates on the bp pulse public network.
Some of these public chargepoints will give you better charging rates and some are free.

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Customers share their experience of public charging

Things to think about

You can get the Go with the Motability Scheme app when you get a new electric car on the Scheme. This will make paying for public charging easier.
If you're not able to get a home chargepoint, we'll give you access to discounted rates on the bp pulse public network.
The cost of public charging varies - depending on speed and network rate.
You can find public chargepoints using our map which includes accessibility reviews