The complaint comes from Federcarrozzieri, the association of Italian body shops. Depending on the operators who manage the charging stations in the area, the consumer cost of charging goes for example "from 0.60 euros/kWh at the beginning of 2023 to the current 0.65 euros/ kWh, with an increase of +8.3%" "Monthly subscriptions and consumption-based packages are rising significantly, with some operators having completely canceled the most convenient offers for motorists", according to the body shop association.
"For weeks we have been receiving protests from motorists who denounce how the costs of charging for electric cars are increasingly higher in Italy," says the president Davide Galli. " Increases which appear completely unjustified if we consider the trend in energy prices, and which are added to the other increases which are affecting the automotive sector, from insurance to spare parts", adds the president of Federcarozzieri. The association analyzed the trend of tariffs over the last year.