Title: 50five laaddruppel / laadpas vs Tap Electric
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Last modified: 2026-10-07
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Charging cards compared

# 50five laaddruppel / laadpas vs Tap Electriccharging cards compared on cost and coverage

What does your charging cost with 50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Tap Electric?

EV cost scan with your mileage and charging habits

-   [5 Calculate it with 50five laaddruppel / laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/ev-cost-scan/?pas=50five-laadpas%7E2)
-   [Calculate it with Tap Electric](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/ev-cost-scan/?pas=tap-electric)

50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Tap Electric side by side: subscription: €3.03 and none, start fee: not public and none; in the worked example Tap Electric €2.20\* a month, 50five laaddruppel / laadpas not computable up front.

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

The numbers

## 50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Tap Electric side by side

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

50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Tap Electric: costs, use and card score
| Item | 5 50five laaddruppel / laadpas | Tap Electric |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Costs |
| Card one-off | €7.95 | None Lower |
| Subscription per month, entry plan | €3.03 | None Lower |
| Start fee per session | Not public | None |
| Surcharge on the charger price | Unknown | 5% |
| Worked example extra per month, 100 kWh | Cannot be worked out up front | €2.20\* |
| Use |
| Price shown before charging | Yes | Yes |
| Works across Europe | Yes | Yes |
| Card or app | Card and app | Card and app |
| ERE and score |
| Own ERE deal | Yes | Yes |
| Card score | 3.7/10 · Limited | 9.4/10 · Strong |

-   \* 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 Tap Electric 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.

5

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 laaddruppel Not computable

Where

Many networks

Payment

Card and app

For whom

Anyone in the Netherlands

Tap Electric

Charging card

Without subscription or entry plan

€2.20\* a month

Plans

-   Pay-as-you-go (alleen app) €4.40

-   Light €2.20

-   Roamer €2.50

-   Family €4.00

Where

Many networks

Payment

Card and app

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.

[How the card score works](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/#card-score)

-   5 50five laaddruppel / laadpas 3.7 /10 Card score · Limited
-   Tap Electric 9.4 /10 Card score · Strong

-   Costs

    weight 40%

    50five laaddruppel / laadpas 0.0

    Tap Electric 10.0

-   Transparency

    weight 35%

    50five laaddruppel / laadpas 3.3

    Tap Electric 8.3

-   Usability

    weight 25%

    50five laaddruppel / laadpas 10.0

    Tap Electric 10.0

See every point per check+

Card score: points per check
| Check | 50five laaddruppel / laadpas | Tap Electric |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost in the worked example Costs · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| No subscription needed Costs · Entry plan without a monthly fee: 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Start fee per session Costs · None: 1 · up to €0.35: 0.5 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Price shown before charging Transparency · Yes: 1 (AFIR Art. 5(5)) | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Price computable up front Transparency · No, fixed or percentage surcharge: 1 · flat own kWh price: 0.5 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| All amounts public Transparency · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 | 0 / 1 | 0.5 / 1 |
| Works across Europe Usability · Yes: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| For any car Usability · No brand restriction: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Card and app Usability · Both: 1 · one of them: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 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

    550five 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.

    Tap Electric Yes

    Charging in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland and the UK, at chargers shown in the app.

-   ### Tariff and price up front

    550five laaddruppel / laadpas Price shown up front

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

    Tap Electric Price shown up front

    The price is the charge point operator's tariff plus your plan's transaction fee.

-   ### ERE deal

    550five 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.

    [View this ERE offer](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/providers/50five/)

    Tap Electric Yes

    Tap Green Credits: ERE service for chargers in the Tap back office or charging with the Tap app or card.

    [View this ERE offer](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/providers/tap-green-credits/)

-   ### Home charging

    550five 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.

    Tap Electric

    Free charge point management for home chargers (OCPP 1.6J).

-   ### Business

    550five laaddruppel / laadpas Yes

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

    Tap Electric Yes

    Company name and VAT number can be added to invoices; Tap Fleet offers fleet management with one invoice for public and home charging (price per driver or vehicle, amount not on the card page).

-   ### Good to know

    550five laaddruppel / laadpas

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

    Tap Electric

    Monthly plans; change or cancel any time in the app.

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.

5

50five laaddruppel / laadpas

No item where only 50five laaddruppel / laadpas has a lower amount or offers something extra compared with Tap Electric.

[All about 50five laaddruppel / laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/50five-laadpas/)

Tap Electric

-   Card at no cost (against €7.95)
-   No subscription needed
-   No start fee
-   Surcharge of 5% on the charger price

[All about Tap Electric](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/tap-electric/)

Both

-   Works across many networks
-   Shows the price before charging
-   Works across Europe
-   As a card and in the app
-   For any car
-   Own ERE deal, open now

Sources

## Where the numbers come from

5

50five laaddruppel / laadpas

-   [50five laaddruppel](https://50five.com/nl/nl/solutions/card)
-   [50five voor autorijders](https://50five.com/nl/nl/consumer)
-   [50five algemene voorwaarden](https://50five.com/nl/nl/terms-conditions)

Checked on September 27, 2026

Tap Electric

-   [Tap Electric laadpassen en abonnementen](https://tapelectric.app/nl/laadpas/)
-   [Tap Electric FAQ](https://tapelectric.app/nl/faq/)
-   [Tap Electric algemene voorwaarden (9 sep 2026)](https://tapelectric.app/nl/algemene-voorwaarden/)
-   [Tap Electric thuisladen](https://tapelectric.app/nl/laders-beheren/thuis-opladen/)
-   [Provincie Drenthe: Tap Electric laadpas Groningen en Drenthe (€ 1,25 per maand)](https://www.provincie.drenthe.nl/onderwerpen/verkeer-en-vervoer/laadpunten-elektrisch-vervoer-drenthe/vraag-laadpaal/vraag-openbare-laadpaal/)
-   [Tap Electric: laadpas Groningen en Drenthe (aankondiging)](https://tapelectric.app/nl/blog/groningen-drenthe-goedkoopste-laadpas/)

Checked on October 7, 2026

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Questions

## Frequently asked questions

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

What does charging with 50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Tap Electric cost?

50five laaddruppel / laadpas: subscription €3.03, start fee not public, surcharge unknown. Tap Electric: subscription none, start fee none, surcharge 5%.

Do 50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Tap Electric 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. Tap Electric: yes. Charging in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland and the UK, at chargers shown in the app.

Do 50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Tap Electric show the price before charging?

50five laaddruppel / laadpas: yes. Tap Electric: yes. That counts towards the card score, under transparency.

What is the card score of 50five laaddruppel / laadpas and Tap Electric?

50five laaddruppel / laadpas 3.7/10 (limited); Tap Electric 9.4/10 (strong). 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 Tap Electric 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. Tap Electric: yes. Tap Green Credits: ERE service for chargers in the Tap back office or charging with the Tap app or card. 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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