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Eneco eMobility laadpas vs Shell Recharge laadpascharging cards compared on cost and coverage

What does your charging cost with Eneco eMobility laadpas and Shell Recharge laadpas?

All cards on the same worked example

Eneco eMobility laadpas and Shell Recharge laadpas side by side: both without a subscription, start fee: €0.39 and €0.35; with both, the price per kWh depends on the charger.

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

Eneco eMobility laadpasCharging card
Card scoreFair, 5.7 out of 10
Shell Recharge laadpasCharging card
Card scoreGood, 6.8 out of 10
How the card score is built

The numbers

Eneco eMobility laadpas and Shell Recharge laadpas side by side

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

Eneco eMobility laadpas and Shell Recharge laadpas: costs, use and card score
ItemEneco eMobility laadpasShell Recharge laadpas
Costs
Cardone-off€2.95NoneLower
Subscriptionper month, entry planNoneNone
Start feeper session€0.39€0.35Lower
Surcharge on the charger priceOwn price per chargerOwn price per charger
Worked exampleextra per month, 100 kWhCannot be worked out up frontCannot be worked out up front
Use
Price shown before chargingYesYes
Works across EuropeYesYes
Card or appCardCard and app
ERE and score
Own ERE dealPre-registrationNo
Card score5.7/10 · Fair6.8/10 · Good
  • 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 Eneco eMobility laadpas and Shell Recharge laadpas 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.

Eneco eMobility laadpas

Charging card

Without subscription or entry plan

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

Plans

  • Laadpas zonder abonnementNot computable

  • Laadpas met abonnementNot computable

Where
Many networks
Payment
Card
For whom
Anyone in the Netherlands

Shell Recharge laadpas

Charging card

Without subscription or entry plan

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

Plans

  • Shell Recharge BasicNot computable

  • Shell Recharge PremiumNot computable

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.

  • Eneco eMobility laadpas5.7/10Card score · Fair
  • Shell Recharge laadpas6.8/10Card score · Good
  • Costs

    weight 40%

    Eneco eMobility laadpas3.3
    Shell Recharge laadpas5.0
  • Transparency

    weight 35%

    Eneco eMobility laadpas6.7
    Shell Recharge laadpas6.7
  • Usability

    weight 25%

    Eneco eMobility laadpas8.3
    Shell Recharge laadpas10.0
See every point per check
Card score: points per check
CheckEneco eMobility laadpasShell Recharge laadpas
Cost in the worked exampleCosts · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 00 / 10 / 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 / 10.5 / 1
Price shown before chargingTransparency · Yes: 1 (AFIR Art. 5(5))1 / 11 / 1
Price computable up frontTransparency · No, fixed or percentage surcharge: 1 · flat own kWh price: 0.50 / 10 / 1
All amounts publicTransparency · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.51 / 11 / 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: 0.50.5 / 11 / 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

    Eneco eMobility laadpasYes

    More than one million charge points in Europe; fixed tariffs differ per country (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, other countries).

    Shell Recharge laadpasYes

    The tariff page mentions over 900,000 public charge points across Europe; the card page mentions charging in 8 European countries and more than 700 fast chargers in the Netherlands.

  • Tariff and price up front

    Eneco eMobility laadpasPrice shown up front

    €2.95 is a one-off shipping fee for a separate card (key fob: €4.95 purchase incl. VAT); buying a home charger includes a free card.

    Shell Recharge laadpasPrice shown up front

    At other operators Shell charges its own fixed tariffs in price bands (AC €0.50 to €0.60, DC €0.79 to €0.85 per kWh) instead of the operator's tariff; the Shell App shows which applies.

  • ERE deal

    Eneco eMobility laadpasPre-registration

    Eneco eMobility is preparing an ERE service for home chargers; pre-registration is open, but payout and terms have not been published yet (indication on the page: up to approx. €0.10 per kWh).

    View this ERE offer
    Shell Recharge laadpasNo

    Shell EV Charging Rewards is not an ERE offer for private home charging in the Netherlands.

    Why Shell is not in the comparison
  • Home charging

    Eneco eMobility laadpas

    Eneco eMobility sells home chargers (with a free card) and the app lets you set an electricity reimbursement rate for home charging, e.g. for a lease car.

    Shell Recharge laadpas

    50five is taking over home and workplace charging from Shell, in six countries including the Netherlands.

  • Business

    Eneco eMobility laadpasYes

    Business charging solutions for companies, real estate, leasing and employees' homes via eneco-emobility.com/zakelijk; business card tariffs are not on the consumer pages.

    Shell Recharge laadpas

    Shell.nl has a separate help section for business drivers; business charging tariffs are not on the consumer tariff page and were not researched.

  • Good to know

    Eneco eMobility laadpas

    Cancellable monthly with one month's notice; the subscription ends on the last day of the month.

    Shell Recharge laadpas

    Card is free, no shipping cost, ordered in the Shell App (payment method required).

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.

Eneco eMobility laadpas

  • Card only
  • Own ERE deal: pre-registration
All about Eneco eMobility laadpas

Shell Recharge laadpas

  • Lower start fee: €0.35 against €0.39 per session
  • Card at no cost (against €2.95)
  • As a card and in the app
All about Shell Recharge laadpas

Both

  • No subscription needed
  • Own price per charger, shown in the app
  • Works across many networks
  • Shows the price before charging
  • Works across Europe
  • For any car

Questions

Frequently asked questions

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

What does charging with Eneco eMobility laadpas and Shell Recharge laadpas cost?

Eneco eMobility laadpas: subscription none, start fee €0.39, surcharge own price per charger. Shell Recharge laadpas: subscription none, start fee €0.35, surcharge own price per charger.

Do Eneco eMobility laadpas and Shell Recharge laadpas work across Europe?

Eneco eMobility laadpas: yes. More than one million charge points in Europe; fixed tariffs differ per country (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, other countries). Shell Recharge laadpas: yes. The tariff page mentions over 900,000 public charge points across Europe; the card page mentions charging in 8 European countries and more than 700 fast chargers in the Netherlands.

Do Eneco eMobility laadpas and Shell Recharge laadpas show the price before charging?

Eneco eMobility laadpas: yes. Shell Recharge laadpas: yes. That counts towards the card score, under transparency.

What is the card score of Eneco eMobility laadpas and Shell Recharge laadpas?

Eneco eMobility laadpas 5.7/10 (fair); Shell Recharge laadpas 6.8/10 (good). The card score counts nine public checks: costs 40%, transparency 35% and usability 25%, with the same rules for every card.

Do Eneco eMobility laadpas and Shell Recharge laadpas have an ERE deal?

Eneco eMobility laadpas: pre-registration. Eneco eMobility is preparing an ERE service for home chargers; pre-registration is open, but payout and terms have not been published yet (indication on the page: up to approx. €0.10 per kWh). Shell Recharge laadpas: no. Shell EV Charging Rewards is not an ERE offer for private home charging in the Netherlands. 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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