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Charging cards compared

E-Flux by Road vs Hey! Cardcharging cards compared on cost and coverage

What does your charging cost with E-Flux by Road and Hey! Card?

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E-Flux by Road and Hey! Card side by side: both without a subscription, start fee: €0.31 and €0.29; in the worked example €4.88 and €3.32* a month on top of the charger price.

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

E-Flux by RoadCharging card
Card scoreStrong, 8.0 out of 10
Hey! CardCharging card
Card scoreGood, 6.5 out of 10
How the card score is built

The numbers

E-Flux by Road and Hey! Card side by side

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

E-Flux by Road and Hey! Card: costs, use and card score
ItemE-Flux by RoadHey! Card
Costs
Cardone-off€9.99€5.00Lower
Subscriptionper month, entry planNoneNone
Start feeper session€0.31€0.29Lower
Surcharge on the charger price€0.024 /kWh€0.010 /kWh*
Worked exampleextra per month, 100 kWh€4.88€3.32*Lower
Use
Price shown before chargingYesUnknown
Works across EuropeYesYes
Card or appCard and appCard
ERE and score
Own ERE dealYesYes
Card score8.0/10 · Strong6.5/10 · 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 E-Flux by Road 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.

E-Flux by Road

Charging card

Without subscription or entry plan

€4.88a month

Plans

  • Flex€4.88

  • Comfort€3.23

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 monthLower

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.

  • E-Flux by Road8.0/10Card score · Strong
  • Hey! Card6.5/10Card score · Good
  • Costs

    weight 40%

    E-Flux by Road5.0
    Hey! Card6.7
  • Transparency

    weight 35%

    E-Flux by Road10.0
    Hey! Card5.0
  • Usability

    weight 25%

    E-Flux by Road10.0
    Hey! Card8.3
See every point per check
Card score: points per check
CheckE-Flux by RoadHey! 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: 11 / 11 / 1
Start fee per sessionCosts · None: 1 · up to €0.35: 0.50.5 / 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: 0.51 / 11 / 1
All amounts publicTransparency · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.51 / 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

    E-Flux by RoadYes

    According to E-Flux accepted at public and private charge points in over 7,000 cities across Europe, with full coverage in the Benelux.

    Hey! CardYes

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

  • Tariff and price up front

    E-Flux by RoadPrice shown up front

    One-off €9.99 per card.

    Hey! CardPrice up front: unknown

    Hey!

  • ERE deal

    E-Flux by RoadYes

    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).

    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

    E-Flux by Road

    Charge 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).

    Hey! Card

    Not found on its own website.

  • Business

    E-Flux by RoadYes

    Both card options are available for private and business use; E-Flux also offers business charge cards for fleets.

    Hey! CardYes

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

  • Good to know

    E-Flux by Road

    Pay-per-use or an open-ended monthly subscription; cancel by terminating the card on the platform.

    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.

E-Flux by Road

  • Surcharge of €0.024 /kWh on the charger price
  • Shows the price before charging
  • As a card and in the app
All about E-Flux by Road

Hey! Card

  • Lower cost in the worked example: €3.32* against €4.88 a month
  • Lower start fee: €0.29 against €0.31 per session
  • Cheaper card: €5.00 against €9.99
  • Surcharge of €0.010 /kWh* on the charger price
  • Card only
All about Hey! Card

Both

  • No subscription needed
  • 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 E-Flux by Road and Hey! Card cost?

E-Flux by Road: subscription none, start fee €0.31, surcharge €0.024 /kwh. Hey! Card: subscription none, start fee €0.29, surcharge €0.010 /kwh*. In the worked example (100 kWh in 8 sessions at chargers of €0.44 per kWh) that is €4.88 and €3.32* a month on top of the charger price. * Amount as the provider publishes it, without saying whether it includes VAT.

Do E-Flux by Road and Hey! Card work across Europe?

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

Do E-Flux by Road and Hey! Card show the price before charging?

E-Flux by Road: yes. Hey! Card: unknown. That counts towards the card score, under transparency.

What is the card score of E-Flux by Road and Hey! Card?

E-Flux by Road 8.0/10 (strong); 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 E-Flux by Road and Hey! Card have an ERE deal?

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). 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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