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50five laaddruppel / laadpas vs Hey! Cardcharging cards compared on cost and coverage

What does your charging cost with 50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Hey! Card?

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50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Hey! Card side by side: subscription: €3.03 and none, start fee: not public and €0.29; in the worked example Hey! Card €3.32* a month, 50five laaddruppel / laadpas not computable up front.

Amounts from the providers' own sites, checked on September 27, 2026 · no paid placement

50five laaddruppel / laadpasCharging card
Card scoreLimited, 3.7 out of 10
Hey! CardCharging card
Card scoreGood, 6.5 out of 10
How the card score is built

The numbers

50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Hey! Card side by side

What the card itself costs on top of the charger price: card, subscription, start fee and surcharge.

50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Hey! Card: costs, use and card score
Item50five laaddruppel / laadpasHey! Card
Costs
Cardone-off€7.95€5.00Lower
Subscriptionper month, entry plan€3.03NoneLower
Start feeper sessionNot public€0.29
Surcharge on the charger priceUnknown€0.010 /kWh*
Worked exampleextra per month, 100 kWhCannot be worked out up front€3.32*
Use
Price shown before chargingYesUnknown
Works across EuropeYesYes
Card or appCard and appCard
ERE and score
Own ERE dealYesYes
Card score3.7/10 · Limited6.5/10 · Good
  • * Amount as the provider publishes it; the provider does not say whether it includes VAT.
  • Marked green: the lower amount, only when it stays lower if an amount with * were excl. VAT (then 21% is added). No mark: the same, or not certain which is lower.
  • Worked example: what the card costs per month on top of the charger price, at 100 kWh in 8 sessions at public chargers of €0.44 per kWh (the tariff of the municipal TotalEnergies chargers in Amsterdam).

Worked example

What 50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Hey! Card cost extra per month

Per plan: what you pay per month on top of the charger price at 100 kWh in 8 sessions at chargers of €0.44 per kWh.

50five laaddruppel / laadpas

Charging card

Without subscription or entry plan

Cannot be worked out up front: own price per charger, shown in the app

Plans

  • 50five laaddruppelNot computable

Where
Many networks
Payment
Card and app
For whom
Anyone in the Netherlands

Hey! Card

Charging card

Without subscription or entry plan

€3.32*a month

Plans

  • Without subscription€3.32

Where
Many networks
Payment
Card
For whom
Anyone in the Netherlands

Amounts: the providers' tariff pages (see Sources).

Card score

Score per pillar

Nine public checks in three pillars, the same rules for every card. Anything not public earns 0 points.

  • 50five laaddruppel / laadpas3.7/10Card score · Limited
  • Hey! Card6.5/10Card score · Good
  • Costs

    weight 40%

    50five laaddruppel / laadpas0.0
    Hey! Card6.7
  • Transparency

    weight 35%

    50five laaddruppel / laadpas3.3
    Hey! Card5.0
  • Usability

    weight 25%

    50five laaddruppel / laadpas10.0
    Hey! Card8.3
See every point per check
Card score: points per check
Check50five laaddruppel / laadpasHey! Card
Cost in the worked exampleCosts · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 00 / 10.5 / 1
No subscription neededCosts · Entry plan without a monthly fee: 10 / 11 / 1
Start fee per sessionCosts · None: 1 · up to €0.35: 0.50 / 10.5 / 1
Price shown before chargingTransparency · Yes: 1 (AFIR Art. 5(5))1 / 10 / 1
Price computable up frontTransparency · No, fixed or percentage surcharge: 1 · flat own kWh price: 0.50 / 11 / 1
All amounts publicTransparency · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.50 / 10.5 / 1
Works across EuropeUsability · Yes: 11 / 11 / 1
For any carUsability · No brand restriction: 11 / 11 / 1
Card and appUsability · Both: 1 · one of them: 0.51 / 10.5 / 1

Extras

Coverage, transparency and extras

The first sentence of what the provider itself says. Everything is on each card's page, with sources.

  • Works across Europe

    50five laaddruppel / laadpasYes

    Over 210,000 charge points in the Netherlands and 420,000 in Europe (card page); the app mentions a network of over 600,000 charge points in Europe.

    Hey! CardYes

    According to Hey! over 200,000 charge points in Europe, also on your own charger.

  • Tariff and price up front

    50five laaddruppel / laadpasPrice shown up front

    The 50five e-mobility app shows the tariff per public charge point.

    Hey! CardPrice up front: unknown

    Hey!

  • ERE deal

    50five laaddruppel / laadpasYes

    50five is an NEa-registered ERE booking service provider and offers ERE registration for private and business customers with a suitable charger.

    View this ERE offer
    Hey! CardYes

    Hey! has its own ERE programme, run by Last Mile Solutions with Targray as the registration service provider (25% of proceeds).

    View this ERE offer
  • Home charging

    50five laaddruppel / laadpas

    50five supplies and installs home chargers with a charger-management subscription (which requires a 50five card) and handles home-charging reimbursement for lease drivers; you set your reimbursement rate in the app.

    Hey! Card

    Not found on its own website.

  • Business

    50five laaddruppel / laadpasYes

    Business cards via a quote form (1 request = 1 card); 50five works with lease companies and mobility providers.

    Hey! CardYes

    Business accounts for large companies, SMEs and freelancers; chargers and cards managed in one environment.

  • Good to know

    50five laaddruppel / laadpas

    Open-ended agreement from activation of the key fob; either party may terminate 'observing the applicable periods' (period not specified).

    Hey! Card

    No subscription or fixed costs.

Which one suits whom?

The differences at a glance

No winner and no advice: these are the differences in the public data. Lower means a lower amount, nothing more.

50five laaddruppel / laadpas

  • Shows the price before charging
  • As a card and in the app
All about 50five laaddruppel / laadpas

Hey! Card

  • Cheaper card: €5.00 against €7.95
  • No subscription needed
  • Surcharge of €0.010 /kWh* on the charger price
  • Card only
All about Hey! Card

Both

  • Works across many networks
  • Works across Europe
  • For any car
  • Own ERE deal, open now

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Answered with the numbers on this page, the same way for both.

What does charging with 50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Hey! Card cost?

50five laaddruppel / laadpas: subscription €3.03, start fee not public, surcharge unknown. Hey! Card: subscription none, start fee €0.29, surcharge €0.010 /kwh*. * Amount as the provider publishes it, without saying whether it includes VAT.

Do 50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Hey! Card work across Europe?

50five laaddruppel / laadpas: yes. Over 210,000 charge points in the Netherlands and 420,000 in Europe (card page); the app mentions a network of over 600,000 charge points in Europe. Hey! Card: yes. According to Hey! over 200,000 charge points in Europe, also on your own charger.

Do 50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Hey! Card show the price before charging?

50five laaddruppel / laadpas: yes. Hey! Card: unknown. That counts towards the card score, under transparency.

What is the card score of 50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Hey! Card?

50five laaddruppel / laadpas 3.7/10 (limited); Hey! Card 6.5/10 (good). The card score counts nine public checks: costs 40%, transparency 35% and usability 25%, with the same rules for every card.

Do 50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Hey! Card have an ERE deal?

50five laaddruppel / laadpas: yes. 50five is an NEa-registered ERE booking service provider and offers ERE registration for private and business customers with a suitable charger. Hey! Card: yes. Hey! has its own ERE programme, run by Last Mile Solutions with Targray as the registration service provider (25% of proceeds). Since 1 January 2026, ERE payment for home charging needs a charger with a built-in MID meter; you can also arrange ERE separately from your energy supplier or charging card.

Do you also charge at home?

With a charger that has a built-in MID meter you earn ERE payment for what you charge at home. Compare the providers on net earnings and trust.

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