Charging cards compared
What does your charging cost with Chargemap Pass and Tango electric laadpas?
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Chargemap Pass and Tango electric laadpas side by side: both without a subscription, start fee: none and €0.35; in the worked example €4.40 and €2.80 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 |  Tango electric laadpas |
|---|---|---|
| Costs | ||
| Cardone-off | €14.90 | NoneLower |
| Subscriptionper month, entry plan | None | None |
| Start feeper session | NoneLower | €0.35 |
| Surcharge on the charger price | 10% | None |
| Worked exampleextra per month, 100 kWh | €4.40 | €2.80Lower |
| 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 | No |
| Card score | 8.7/10 · Strong | 8.7/10 · 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 month
Plans
Chargemap Pass (zonder abonnement)€4.40
Chargemap Boost (maandelijks)€8.99
Chargemap Boost (jaarlijks)Not computable
IONITY-abonnement via ChargemapNot computable
Tango electric laadpas
Charging card
Without subscription or entry plan
€2.80a monthLower
Plans
Without subscription€2.80
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 · StrongTango electric laadpas8.7/10Card score · StrongCosts
weight 40%
Transparency
weight 35%
Usability
weight 25%
| Check | Chargemap Pass | Tango electric laadpas |
|---|---|---|
| Cost in the worked exampleCosts · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 0 | 0 / 1 | 0.5 / 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.
Tango electric laadpasYesAccording to Tango over 880,000 charge points in Europe, with own Tango electric and Q8 electric fast chargers 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).
Tango electric laadpasPrice shown up frontConsumers: free card, no monthly fee, €0.35 incl. VAT per session on top of the charging price, capped at €7 per month (20 sessions).
Chargemap PassNoNo ERE offer mentioned on its own pages.
Tango electric laadpasNoNo ERE service found.
Chargemap PassNot found on its own website.
Tango electric laadpasNot found on its own website.
Chargemap PassChargemap has a separate business offer ('Bedrijven' menu on the site); not researched further.
Tango electric laadpasYesProfessional users: €2.48 excl. VAT per month, tariffs passed on one-to-one, no transaction fees; separate Tango electric business app.
Chargemap PassCard with no subscription or commitment.
Tango electric laadpasOrder the card in the Tango electric app with a valid credit card; delivery within 5 working days.
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
Tango electric laadpas
Both
Sources
Chargemap Pass
Checked on September 27, 2026
Tango electric laadpas
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%. Tango electric laadpas: subscription none, start fee €0.35, surcharge none. In the worked example (100 kWh in 8 sessions at chargers of €0.44 per kWh) that is €4.40 and €2.80 a month on top of the charger price.
Chargemap Pass: yes. Charge points in 19 European countries according to the card page. Tango electric laadpas: yes. According to Tango over 880,000 charge points in Europe, with own Tango electric and Q8 electric fast chargers in the Benelux.
Chargemap Pass: yes. Tango electric laadpas: yes. That counts towards the card score, under transparency.
Chargemap Pass 8.7/10 (strong); Tango electric laadpas 8.7/10 (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. Tango electric laadpas: no. No ERE service found. 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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