Title: Essent laadpas vs Vattenfall InCharge laadpas
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Last modified: 2026-10-21
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Charging cards compared

# Essent laadpas vs Vattenfall InCharge laadpascharging cards compared on cost and coverage

What does your charging cost with Essent laadpas and Vattenfall InCharge laadpas?

EV cost scan with your mileage and charging habits

-   [Calculate it with Essent laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/ev-cost-scan/?pas=essent-laadpas)
-   [Vattenfall InCharge laadpas in the card comparison](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/?sort=cost)

Essent laadpas and Vattenfall InCharge laadpas side by side: subscription: €4.00 and none, start fee: none and not public; in the worked example Essent laadpas €4.00 a month, Vattenfall InCharge laadpas not computable up front.

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

The numbers

## Essent laadpas and Vattenfall InCharge laadpas side by side

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

Essent laadpas and Vattenfall InCharge laadpas: costs, use and card score
| Item | Essent laadpas | Vattenfall InCharge laadpas |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Costs |
| Card one-off | None | None |
| Subscription per month, entry plan | €4.00 | None Lower |
| Start fee per session | None | Not public |
| Surcharge on the charger price | None | Unknown |
| Worked example extra per month, 100 kWh | €4.00 | Cannot be worked out up front |
| Use |
| Price shown before charging | Yes | Yes |
| Works across Europe | Yes | Yes |
| Card or app | Card | Card and app |
| ERE and score |
| Own ERE deal | Waitlist | Yes |
| Card score | 7.6/10 · Good | 5.0/10 · Fair |

-   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 Essent laadpas and Vattenfall InCharge 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.

Essent laadpas

Charging card

Without subscription or entry plan

€4.00 a month

Plans

-   Without subscription €4.00

Where

Many networks

Payment

Card

For whom

Anyone in the Netherlands

Vattenfall InCharge laadpas

Charging card

Without subscription or entry plan

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

Plans

-   Without subscription Not 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.

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

-   Essent laadpas 7.6 /10 Card score · Good
-   Vattenfall InCharge laadpas 5.0 /10 Card score · Fair

-   Costs

    weight 40%

    Essent laadpas 5.0

    Vattenfall InCharge laadpas 3.3

-   Transparency

    weight 35%

    Essent laadpas 10.0

    Vattenfall InCharge laadpas 3.3

-   Usability

    weight 25%

    Essent laadpas 8.3

    Vattenfall InCharge laadpas 10.0

See every point per check+

Card score: points per check
| Check | Essent laadpas | Vattenfall InCharge laadpas |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost in the worked example Costs · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 0 | 0.5 / 1 | 0 / 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 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 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 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| All amounts public Transparency · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 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 | 0.5 / 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

    Essent laadpas Yes

    More than 950,000 charge points in 22 European countries; full coverage in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, good coverage in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France.

    Vattenfall InCharge laadpas Yes

    Over 550,000 charge points in the Netherlands and parts of Europe.

-   ### Tariff and price up front

    Essent laadpas Price shown up front

    A subscription is required: €4.00 per month incl. VAT (tariff sheet from 30 January 2025).

    Vattenfall InCharge laadpas Price shown up front

    Free card, no subscription.

-   ### ERE deal

    Essent laadpas Waitlist

    Essent is preparing an ERE service with a partner for customers with an Essent home charger; for now you can only leave your details.

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

    Vattenfall InCharge laadpas Yes

    Thuislaadcashback: payment per home-charged kWh based on EREs.

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

-   ### Home charging

    Essent laadpas

    Essent sells home chargers.

    Vattenfall InCharge laadpas

    The card also works on your own home charger; Vattenfall sells home chargers.

-   ### Business

    Essent laadpas

    Essent says charging costs can be settled for business use 'from this autumn'; the tariff sheet lists 'Business settlement / automatic expense claims' at €5.50 per month incl. VAT.

    Vattenfall InCharge laadpas

    Vattenfall offers business charging solutions (chargers, home-charging settlement via business fuel/charge cards); a separate business InCharge card with published tariffs was not found.

-   ### Good to know

    Essent laadpas

    Open-ended; cancellable with one month's notice to the end of any calendar month.

    Vattenfall InCharge laadpas

    Cancel via a form; the My InCharge account is closed after the final invoice is paid.

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.

Essent laadpas

-   No start fee
-   No surcharge: you pay the charge point's price
-   Card only
-   Own ERE deal: waitlist

[All about Essent laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/essent-laadpas/)

Vattenfall InCharge laadpas

-   No subscription needed
-   As a card and in the app
-   Own ERE deal, open now

[All about Vattenfall InCharge laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/vattenfall-incharge/)

Both

-   Works across many networks
-   Shows the price before charging
-   Works across Europe
-   For any car

Sources

## Where the numbers come from

Essent laadpas

-   [Essent laadpas en laaddruppel](https://www.essent.nl/elektrisch-laden/laadpas)
-   [Tarievenblad Essent Elektrisch Laden (vanaf 30-01-2025)](https://www.essent.nl/-/media/essent/documenten/algemene-voorwaarden/tarievenblad-essent-elektrisch-laden.pdf)
-   [Productvoorwaarden Laadpas & Laaddiensten](https://www.essent.nl/-/media/essent/documenten/algemene-voorwaarden/productvoorwaarden-laadpas-en-laaddiensten.pdf)
-   [Essent automatisch verrekenen](https://www.essent.nl/elektrisch-laden/laadpaal/automatisch-declareren)
-   [Essent ERE's](https://www.essent.nl/elektrisch-laden/laadpaal/ere)

Checked on September 27, 2026

Vattenfall InCharge laadpas

-   [Vattenfall InCharge laadpas](https://incharge.vattenfall.nl/laadpas)
-   [Vattenfall InCharge laadtarieven](https://incharge.vattenfall.nl/onze-tarieven)
-   [Vattenfall InCharge FAQ laadpas](https://incharge.vattenfall.nl/veelgestelde-vragen/laadpas)
-   [Vattenfall InCharge blog: welke laadpas kies je](https://incharge.vattenfall.nl/blog/wat-is-een-laadpas-en-welke-laadpas-kies-je)
-   [Vattenfall InCharge app](https://incharge.vattenfall.nl/app)
-   [Algemene voorwaarden Vattenfall InCharge Go (okt. 2026)](https://incharge.vattenfall.nl/algemene-voorwaarden/algemene-voorwaarden-vattenfall-incharge-go)
-   [Vattenfall InCharge: stroomkosten verrekenen](https://incharge.vattenfall.nl/laadpaal-thuis/stroomkosten-verrekenen)
-   [Vattenfall Thuislaadcashback](https://www.vattenfall.nl/klantenservice/thuislaadcashback/)
-   [Vattenfall Grootzakelijk: zakelijke laadpalen](https://www.vattenfall.nl/grootzakelijk/zakelijk-elektrisch-rijden/zakelijke-laadpalen/)

Checked on October 21, 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 Essent laadpas and Vattenfall InCharge laadpas cost?

Essent laadpas: subscription €4.00, start fee none, surcharge none. Vattenfall InCharge laadpas: subscription none, start fee not public, surcharge unknown.

Do Essent laadpas and Vattenfall InCharge laadpas work across Europe?

Essent laadpas: yes. More than 950,000 charge points in 22 European countries; full coverage in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, good coverage in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. Vattenfall InCharge laadpas: yes. Over 550,000 charge points in the Netherlands and parts of Europe.

Do Essent laadpas and Vattenfall InCharge laadpas show the price before charging?

Essent laadpas: yes. Vattenfall InCharge laadpas: yes. That counts towards the card score, under transparency.

What is the card score of Essent laadpas and Vattenfall InCharge laadpas?

Essent laadpas 7.6/10 (good); Vattenfall InCharge laadpas 5.0/10 (fair). The card score counts nine public checks: costs 40%, transparency 35% and usability 25%, with the same rules for every card.

Do Essent laadpas and Vattenfall InCharge laadpas have an ERE deal?

Essent laadpas: waitlist. Essent is preparing an ERE service with a partner for customers with an Essent home charger; for now you can only leave your details. Vattenfall InCharge laadpas: yes. Thuislaadcashback: payment per home-charged kWh based on EREs. 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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