Recently, international oil prices continue to rise, and domestic refined oil prices have also been rising one after another. At the same time, there is a saying on the Internet that "the price increase of new energy vehicle charging is due to the use of oil to generate electricity." According to CCTV News, new energy car owners’ feeling of “rising electricity prices” mainly stems from the fundamental difference in pricing mechanisms between public charging piles and household charging piles.
In terms of cost structure,Home charging piles implement residential electricity prices, which are uniformly set by the government and remain stable for a long time. Therefore, car owners who are qualified for charging will hardly feel the price fluctuations.
The cost of public charging piles consists of two parts: industrial and commercial electricity prices and service fees. It is affected by the fluctuation of the monthly grid agent power purchase price, and there are price differences between peak and off-peak periods. If car owners charge during the peak period of electricity consumption, the cost of electricity will naturally increase.
It is worth mentioning that in December 2025, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration issued the "Basic Rules for the Medium and Long-term Electric Power Market".It is clarified that starting from March 1, 2026, time-of-use electricity price levels and periods will no longer be artificially stipulated for operating entities that directly participate in market transactions.
At present, many places across the country have issued notices or solicited opinions to cancel the fixed peak and valley electricity price policy and instead implement a market-oriented floating pricing mechanism.
In layman's terms,It is "the price of electricity is cheap when there is a lot of electricity, and it is expensive when the electricity is low." This is also the reason why some new energy car owners misjudge the charging price as "increasing".
Lin Boqiang, President of the China Energy Policy Research Institute and Chair Professor of the School of Management of Xiamen University, said,The proportion of installed capacity of fuel-fired power generation in my country is extremely low. Even if gas-fired power generation is included, the total proportion is less than 5%, which is not enough to affect the national electricity price.
