The price for charging an electric car at a public charging point is often unclear in advance. The Consumers' Association complains about this. According to the consumer interest group, the prices differ per fuel card or app used, which would make everything even more confusing.

Consumers' Association director Sandra Molenaar points out that the time you load also has an influence. “For consumers, it's really unfathomable; there are hundreds of charging cards and apps, and they all have their own rates and conditions.”

The association itself conducted a sample of ten popular providers. Many price differences have already come to light. The rates were not always clearly stated in the app or on the website, or it was not stated exactly which rates apply where. And apps that do provide that kind of information are sometimes incomplete. Researchers from the union found dozens of charging stations without price information.

The organization also warns that people with a charging station at home are not automatically cheaper. This is because the prices of the charging station at the driveway are usually linked to the regular energy contract that someone has. Then when you charge your car, you are the victim of the sharply increased electricity prices, according to the Consumers' Association. The price increases would not yet have been implemented at the public charging stations.

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