Charging cards compared
What does your charging cost with Chargemap Pass and E-Flux by Road?
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Chargemap Pass and E-Flux by Road side by side: both without a subscription, start fee: none and €0.31; in the worked example €4.40 and €4.88 a month on top of the charger price.
Amounts from the providers' own sites, checked on September 27, 2026 · no paid placement
The numbers
What the card itself costs on top of the charger price: card, subscription, start fee and surcharge.
| Item |  Chargemap Pass |  E-Flux by Road |
|---|---|---|
| Costs | ||
| Cardone-off | €14.90 | €9.99Lower |
| Subscriptionper month, entry plan | None | None |
| Start feeper session | NoneLower | €0.31 |
| Surcharge on the charger price | 10% | €0.024 /kWh |
| Worked exampleextra per month, 100 kWh | €4.40Lower | €4.88 |
| 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 | No | Yes |
| Card score | 8.7/10 · Strong | 8.0/10 · Strong |
Worked example
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.
Chargemap Pass
Charging card
Without subscription or entry plan
€4.40a monthLower
Plans
Chargemap Pass (zonder abonnement)€4.40
Chargemap Boost (maandelijks)€8.99
Chargemap Boost (jaarlijks)Not computable
IONITY-abonnement via ChargemapNot computable
E-Flux by Road
Charging card
Without subscription or entry plan
€4.88a month
Plans
Flex€4.88
Comfort€3.23
Amounts: the providers' tariff pages (see Sources).
Card score
Nine public checks in three pillars, the same rules for every card. Anything not public earns 0 points.
Chargemap Pass8.7/10Card score · StrongE-Flux by Road8.0/10Card score · StrongCosts
weight 40%
Transparency
weight 35%
Usability
weight 25%
| Check | Chargemap Pass | E-Flux by Road |
|---|---|---|
| Cost in the worked exampleCosts · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| No subscription neededCosts · Entry plan without a monthly fee: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Start fee per sessionCosts · None: 1 · up to €0.35: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 0.5 / 1 |
| Price shown before chargingTransparency · Yes: 1 (AFIR Art. 5(5)) | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Price computable up frontTransparency · No, fixed or percentage surcharge: 1 · flat own kWh price: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| All amounts publicTransparency · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Works across EuropeUsability · Yes: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| For any carUsability · No brand restriction: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Card and appUsability · Both: 1 · one of them: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
Extras
The first sentence of what the provider itself says. Everything is on each card's page, with sources.
Chargemap PassYesCharge points in 19 European countries according to the card page.
E-Flux by RoadYesAccording to E-Flux accepted at public and private charge points in over 7,000 cities across Europe, with full coverage in the Benelux.
Chargemap PassPrice shown up frontThe network sets the price and its structure (per kWh, per minute or per session); Chargemap adds service costs of about 10% (the help centre calls it a 10% commission).
E-Flux by RoadPrice shown up frontOne-off €9.99 per card.
Chargemap PassNoNo ERE offer mentioned on its own pages.
E-Flux by RoadYesERE via partner Voltico for charge points on the E-Flux platform: you keep 80% of the annual ERE yield, Voltico charges a 20% service fee (MID meter required).
View this ERE offerChargemap PassNot found on its own website.
E-Flux by RoadCharge point management on the E-Flux platform with automatic home reimbursement (Essential: €0 per month plus an AC socket fee of €5.50 per month excl. VAT and a one-off €16.50 excl. VAT per AC charger; minimum 24 months, 12 months on a private account).
Chargemap PassChargemap has a separate business offer ('Bedrijven' menu on the site); not researched further.
E-Flux by RoadYesBoth card options are available for private and business use; E-Flux also offers business charge cards for fleets.
Chargemap PassCard with no subscription or commitment.
E-Flux by RoadPay-per-use or an open-ended monthly subscription; cancel by terminating the card on the platform.
Which one suits whom?
No winner and no advice: these are the differences in the public data. Lower means a lower amount, nothing more.
Chargemap Pass
E-Flux by Road
Both
Sources
Chargemap Pass
Checked on September 27, 2026
E-Flux by Road
Checked on September 27, 2026
Questions
Answered with the numbers on this page, the same way for both.
Chargemap Pass: subscription none, start fee none, surcharge 10%. E-Flux by Road: subscription none, start fee €0.31, surcharge €0.024 /kwh. In the worked example (100 kWh in 8 sessions at chargers of €0.44 per kWh) that is €4.40 and €4.88 a month on top of the charger price.
Chargemap Pass: yes. Charge points in 19 European countries according to the card page. E-Flux by Road: yes. According to E-Flux accepted at public and private charge points in over 7,000 cities across Europe, with full coverage in the Benelux.
Chargemap Pass: yes. E-Flux by Road: yes. That counts towards the card score, under transparency.
Chargemap Pass 8.7/10 (strong); E-Flux by Road 8.0/10 (strong). The card score counts nine public checks: costs 40%, transparency 35% and usability 25%, with the same rules for every card.
Chargemap Pass: no. No ERE offer mentioned on its own pages. E-Flux by Road: yes. ERE via partner Voltico for charge points on the E-Flux platform: you keep 80% of the annual ERE yield, Voltico charges a 20% service fee (MID meter required). 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.
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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