Guide
How much does it cost to charge an electric car at a public charger?
The price is set per kWh, VAT included, and depends on the operator, the country and the power of the charger. Here is how to read it and what a full charge costs.
The price is per kWh, not per charge
Almost every public charger in Europe charges for the energy delivered: a price per kilowatt-hour, VAT included. If your car takes 30 kWh and the socket costs 0.50 €/kWh, you pay 15 €. A fast charger does not cost more because it is faster: you pay the same kWh in less time, usually at a higher price per kWh.
Some operators add a fee per session or a fee per minute after a certain time, or an idle fee if the car stays plugged in after charging ends. With Taac! every socket shows its price on its page in the app before you start, so there is nothing to work out.
How many kWh does a full charge take?
The battery of a mid-size electric car holds between 50 and 80 kWh. You rarely charge from zero to full: on the road you go from about 20% to 80%, which on a 60 kWh battery is roughly 36 kWh. The app knows the battery capacity of 170 models and, with your car in the Garage, estimates the cost of taking the battery up by half, in euros and in minutes.
AC or DC: the difference in price
Alternating current (AC) chargers, up to 22 kW, are the ones in car parks, on the street and at hotels: the car charges in a few hours and the price per kWh is usually lower. Direct current (DC) chargers, from 50 kW to over 300 kW, charge in minutes and generally cost more per kWh. For a stop of several hours, AC is the cheaper choice; for a short stop on a trip, DC.
Prices by country, read from the operators' price lists
The table shows, for every country where Taac! works, the lowest and the highest price per kWh among the operators you can use with the app, and the price of Ionity's high-power chargers. The figures come from the public price lists and are updated every day; the exact price of a socket is the one in the app.
| Country | AC €/kWh | DC €/kWh | Ionity €/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 0,3788 – 1,112 | 0,5988 – 1,0509 | 0,7179 |
| Belgium | 0,4067 – 0,8257 | 0,4067 – 0,9366 | 0,7761 |
| Croatia | – | 0,9242 | 0,9242 |
| Cyprus | 0,3685 – 0,7997 | 0,3685 – 0,7997 | – |
| Czechia | 0,5128 – 0,5198 | 0,5934 – 0,9599 | 0,9599 |
| Denmark | 0,432 – 1,2056 | 0,432 – 0,8648 | 0,5809 |
| Estonia | – | 0,6242 | 0,6242 |
| Finland | 0,3773 – 0,6651 | 0,3773 – 0,6651 | 0,475 |
| France | 0,1751 – 0,7699 | 0,1751 – 0,8676 | 0,5673 |
| Germany | 0,2666 – 1,1632 | 0,4956 – 1,1632 | 0,785 |
| Hungary | 0,4232 | 0,4232 – 0,8542 | 0,8542 |
| Ireland | 0,4608 – 0,6748 | 0,4608 – 0,991 | 0,991 |
| Italy | 0,4225 – 0,9445 | 0,4225 – 0,9445 | 0,8739 |
| Latvia | – | 0,7945 | 0,7945 |
| Lithuania | – | 0,56 | 0,56 |
| Luxembourg | 0,5002 – 0,6074 | 0,7125 | – |
| Netherlands | 0,2218 – 0,7517 | 0,3574 – 0,9243 | 0,7866 |
| Poland | 0,4763 – 0,5088 | 0,6727 – 0,8303 | 0,8303 |
| Portugal | 0,0627 – 0,5263 | 0,6964 | 0,6964 |
| Romania | 0,4602 – 0,5198 | 0,4982 – 0,5172 | – |
| Slovakia | – | 0,7507 | 0,7507 |
| Slovenia | – | 0,8115 | 0,8115 |
| Spain | 0,2341 – 0,5669 | 0,2341 – 0,7154 | 0,7154 |
| Sweden | 0,3297 – 0,6573 | 0,3297 – 0,6573 | 0,6192 |
Prices per kWh, VAT included, from the operators' public price lists as applied in the app. Lowest and highest price among the operators available with Taac! in each country; a dash means no operator of that type. Updated on 12/11/2026.
What you do not pay with Taac!
No subscription, no activation fee, no card to order and no credit to top up. When you start, an amount is held on your card as a guarantee, not as a ceiling: at the end you pay the actual kWh at the price you read, and the difference is released. The receipt, or the invoice for companies, stays in your history.
Frequently asked questions
Is charging at a public charger more expensive than at home?
Why do two chargers a few metres apart cost differently?
Does the price change if I pay by card or with the app?
What is the idle fee?
Charge with Taac!, no subscription
One app for the Taac! network and the chargers of other operators in twenty-five countries. The price is on every socket before you start; you pay the kWh you receive, with a receipt in your history.