PUCSL Held Power Rates Steady for Q4 — So Why Does EV Fast-Charging Still Hit Rs 70/kWh at Peak?

PUCSL confirmed on November 10 that there will be no electricity tariff revision for Q4, so household power rates stay put. But CEB's own public DC fast-chargers still run time-of-use pricing — around Rs 30/kWh after 10:30pm, climbing to roughly Rs 70/kWh if you plug in during the 6:30-10:30pm peak window. For an EV owner who can charge overnight at home, the maths still looks brilliant next to petrol at over Rs 400 a litre. But for someone who relies on a public charger after work because they live in an apartment or have no private parking, peak pricing eats into that saving fast, and the cheaper off-peak chargers are starting to get queues. Dealers keep quoting 'fuel savings per km' numbers that assume ideal home charging on a wall box — not everyone's reality. If you're charging daily in Colombo or another city, what's your actual cost per km once you factor in when you really plug in, not the brochure figure? Is public fast-charging still worth it for someone without a house to charge at, or does it quietly turn an EV into a bad deal? ඇත්තටම චාජ් කරන වෙලාවට ගාස්තුව කීයක් වෙනවද? ඔයාලගේ සැබෑ අද්දැකීම කියන්න.