very good news for electric car drivers

On February 1, regulated electricity prices will fall by 15%. Good news for those who charge their electric vehicles at home.

We expected a notable drop in electricity prices on February 1, 2025. Good news: this drop will be a little more significant than what was initially announced.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) has just published its final calculation for the regulated sales tariffs (TRV) applied on February 1, taxes included. Ultimately the reduction will be 15% and not 14%, as was promised a few weeks ago by the Barnier government.

Emmanuelle Wargon, president of the CRE, emphasizes that this is the first time in 10 years that electricity prices will fall. This follows a fall in prices on the wholesale market. Enough to largely cover an increase in taxes, including the end of the tariff shield which was put in place when electricity prices soared with the start of the war in Ukraine.

The 15% drop is an average. The reduction will be more or less strong depending on the contract, off-peak or peak hours. But for those who have an electric car and can charge it at home, there will inevitably be a reduction in charging costs. Enough to make electric cars even more interesting to use compared to thermal cars, while the price of a barrel of oil has started to rise again in 2025, leading to an increase in fuel prices.

We remind you here that we are talking about regulated electricity prices.