Ford BlueOval Charge Network x Octopus Electroverse
Charging card · Octopus Electroverse
- Subscription per month
- None
- Start fee per session
- None
- Surcharge on the charger price
- None
What does your charging cost with Ford BlueOval Charge Network x Octopus Electroverse?
EV cost scan with your mileage and charging habits
Checked on September 27, 2026
Card score
Strong · 8.6/10
Costs, transparency and usability, 9 public checks
- Costs (40%)10.0
- Transparency (35%)8.3
- Usability (25%)6.7
Costs
- Card (one-off)
- None
- Subscription per month
- None
- Start fee per session
- None
- Surcharge on the charger price
- None: you pay the charge point’s price
According to its Ford page, Octopus Electroverse adds no markup, recurring fees or transaction fees on top of the charge point operator's price. ford.nl only lists IONITY prices (€0.78/kWh without subscription, €0.47/kWh with IONITY Premium at €11.99 per month); no VAT basis is given. Other prices are shown per charge point in the app.
* Amount as the provider publishes it; the provider does not say whether it includes VAT.
Worked example
Extra cost per month on top of the charge point’s price at 100 kWh in 8 sessions at public chargers of €0.44 per kWh.
- Without subscription / entry plan
- €0.00*
Subscriptions
| Plan | Per month | Start | Surcharge | Example /mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standaard (geen abonnement)IONITY ultra-fast charging €0.78/kWh. Other prices per charge point in the Octopus Electroverse app. | None | None | None: you pay the charge point’s price | €0.00 |
| IONITY PremiumMonthly fee €11.99; IONITY ultra-fast charging €0.47/kWh. New Ford EV: 3-month free IONITY Premium trial. VAT basis not stated. | €11.99 | None | None: you pay the charge point’s price | €11.99 |
Where and for whom
- Works across Europe
- Yes
- Price shown before charging
- Yes
- Taking new customers
- Yes
- For whom
- ⚠
For whom: Only for owners of an electric Ford; you link your Ford account in the Octopus Electroverse app.
Coverage: More than 1,000,000 charge points across Europe according to ford.nl.
Extras
ERE deal: No. No ERE offer found on Ford and Octopus Electroverse's pages about this charging service.
Home charging: Not found on its own website.
Business: Electroverse for Business: €5.50 per vehicle per month excluding VAT (€6.66 including 21% VAT, converted by us), with monthly invoice and dashboard, also for non-Ford vehicles.
Contract: No subscription required; IONITY Premium is a monthly subscription.
Good to know: Since the move to Octopus Electroverse the old BlueOval cards and key fobs no longer work; an Electrocard (RFID) is free. Sources disagree on Plug&Charge: ford.nl says it is available for all Ford EVs, the Electroverse page for Ford says it will not be available in the near future.
Sources
- Ford NL: Openbaar opladen (BlueOval Charge Network x Octopus Electroverse)
- Ford NL: BlueOval Charge Network
- Octopus Electroverse: samenwerking Ford BlueOval (NL)
- Ford From The Road: aanmelden BlueOval Charge Network x Octopus Electroverse
Checked on September 27, 2026
Price history
What changed at Ford BlueOval Charge Network x Octopus Electroverse
We record every check of our data, since September 27, 2026. Latest check: October 21, 2026. Corrections of our own mistakes do not count as changes.
- Card fee
- €0.00
- unchanged
- Subscription per month
- €0.00 per month
- unchanged
- Start fee per session
- €0.00
- unchanged
- Surcharge (percentage)
- 0%
- unchanged
- Example: extra cost per month
- €0.00 per month
- unchanged
- Charging card score
- 8.6/10
- unchanged
No changes seen since September 27, 2026. When a price, term or score changes, this shows when, and from what to what.
All trends: electricity price, charging and ERECard score
Card score 8.6: how it is calculated
Nine public checks, the same for every card. Anything not public earns 0 points.
Costs
10.0/10 · weight 40%- Cost in the worked exampleCheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 01 / 1
- No subscription neededEntry plan without a monthly fee: 11 / 1
- Start fee per sessionNone: 1 · up to €0.35: 0.51 / 1
Transparency
8.3/10 · weight 35%- Price shown before chargingYes: 1 (AFIR Art. 5(5))1 / 1
- Price computable up frontNo, fixed or percentage surcharge: 1 · flat own kWh price: 0.51 / 1
- All amounts publicWith VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.50.5 / 1
Usability
6.7/10 · weight 25%- Works across EuropeYes: 11 / 1
- For any carNo brand restriction: 10 / 1
- Card and appBoth: 1 · one of them: 0.51 / 1