Electricity Bills Set to Rise Again — Does an EV Still Beat Petrol at Home?

PUCSL just trimmed a proposed Q4 2026 power tariff hike from 2.88% down to 1.46%, with a public hearing on November 5 before anything is locked in. For EV owners who charge at home overnight, even a small percentage bump chips away at the one number that makes an EV worth the hassle here: the cost per kilometre. EV side: electricity is still far cheaper per km than 95 octane at Rs 490 or diesel at Rs 397, and home charging rates haven't moved anywhere close to fuel prices since 2022. Petrol/hybrid side: tariffs only go one direction in Sri Lanka, charging infra adds its own fees on top of CEB rates, and a hybrid never needs a wall socket or a backup plan when the grid trips. If you're charging an EV at home, has your actual monthly bill gone up enough to notice against what you'd have spent on fuel? Numbers from your own meter would help more than theory here. විදුලි ගාස්තු ටිකක් වැඩි වුණත් EV එකක චාජ් කරන එකම තාම පෙට්‍රල් එකට වඩා ලාබද?