Charging price observatory: stable prices also in December, but with the good news of the decline in the most powerful HPC charging stations, now on average at 0.75/kWh. The same cost as DC. We remind you that, to be more convenient than traveling on petrol, the price must not exceed 60/65 cents
Among many new arrivals, 5 operators (including Acea, E.on and Shell and Area) have abandoned
As usual the survey was carried out by Addiconsum e TARIFF REVwhich they also published a report covering the whole of 2025 A year marked by the arrival of many new operators, especially in the more powerful stations. But also from the farewell of 5 brands that abandoned the service: Ewego, Shell Recharge , Acea, Twl e E.on. Here on the right we report the average prices for December. But the advice to check in front of the column where you want to recharge still remains valid via specialized appswhich EMSP offers the lowest rate. Adiconsum hopes that “2026 may bring innovations in classifying public charging as a public utility service. Promoting transparency, fairness and accessibility and a decrease in visa prices the excellent sales performance“In general, however, the situation has improved. There is more competition between operators. And the charging network on motorways continues to intensify, with new operators such as Atlas and Ionity.
Top-up price observatory: the 2025 report card
As regards the budget for the whole of 2025, the Observatory speaks of stable average annual prices, but high. With AC (slow) 0,62 €/kWh; the DC (fast) 0,73 €/kWh; no HPC (ultra-fast) 0,75 €/kWh. We are not far from the December values. The network has grown, reaching approx 70,000 points total, quite a few in relation to the number of cars in circulation. The (negative) misalignment from the PUN persists. The Single National Price of electricity recorded cumulative declines of 15-30% compared to December 2024 in various months, but consumer rates did not follow the trend. Maintaining high margins for charging companies, who must return on their investments. Among the positive trends the Observatory cites greater competition (more foreign/low-cost operators)summer promotions, discounted hourly rates and subscriptions. But Italy remains among the most expensive EU countries for public charging. Structural problems remain tariff opacitythe lack of regulation, and territorial inequalities, with charging stations concentrated in the North.
