Charging cards compared
What does your charging cost with Shell Recharge laadpas and Tap Electric?
All cards on the same worked example
Shell Recharge laadpas and Tap Electric side by side: both without a subscription, start fee: €0.35 and none; in the worked example Tap Electric €2.20* a month, Shell Recharge laadpas not computable up front.
Amounts from the providers' own sites, checked on October 7, 2026 · no paid placement
The numbers
What the card itself costs on top of the charger price: card, subscription, start fee and surcharge.
| Item |  Shell Recharge laadpas |  Tap Electric |
|---|---|---|
| Costs | ||
| Cardone-off | None | None |
| Subscriptionper month, entry plan | None | None |
| Start feeper session | €0.35 | NoneLower |
| Surcharge on the charger price | Own price per charger | 5% |
| Worked exampleextra per month, 100 kWh | Cannot be worked out up front | €2.20* |
| 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 | Yes |
| Card score | 6.8/10 · Good | 9.4/10 · 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.
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
Tap Electric
Charging card
Without subscription or entry plan
€2.20*a month
Plans
Pay-as-you-go (alleen app)€4.40
Light€2.20
Roamer€2.50
Family€4.00
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.
Shell Recharge laadpas6.8/10Card score · GoodTap Electric9.4/10Card score · StrongCosts
weight 40%
Transparency
weight 35%
Usability
weight 25%
| Check | Shell Recharge laadpas | Tap Electric |
|---|---|---|
| Cost in the worked exampleCosts · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 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 | 0.5 / 1 | 1 / 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 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| All amounts publicTransparency · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 0.5 / 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.
Shell Recharge laadpasYesThe 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.
Tap ElectricYesCharging in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland and the UK, at chargers shown in the app.
Shell Recharge laadpasPrice shown up frontAt 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.
Tap ElectricPrice shown up frontThe price is the charge point operator's tariff plus your plan's transaction fee.
Shell Recharge laadpasNoShell EV Charging Rewards is not an ERE offer for private home charging in the Netherlands.
Why Shell is not in the comparisonTap ElectricYesTap Green Credits: ERE service for chargers in the Tap back office or charging with the Tap app or card.
View this ERE offerShell Recharge laadpas50five is taking over home and workplace charging from Shell, in six countries including the Netherlands.
Tap ElectricFree charge point management for home chargers (OCPP 1.6J).
Shell Recharge laadpasShell.nl has a separate help section for business drivers; business charging tariffs are not on the consumer tariff page and were not researched.
Tap ElectricYesCompany name and VAT number can be added to invoices; Tap Fleet offers fleet management with one invoice for public and home charging (price per driver or vehicle, amount not on the card page).
Shell Recharge laadpasCard is free, no shipping cost, ordered in the Shell App (payment method required).
Tap ElectricMonthly plans; change or cancel any time in the app.
Which one suits whom?
No winner and no advice: these are the differences in the public data. Lower means a lower amount, nothing more.
Shell Recharge laadpas
Tap Electric
Both
Sources
Shell Recharge laadpas
Checked on October 18, 2026
Questions
Answered with the numbers on this page, the same way for both.
Shell Recharge laadpas: subscription none, start fee €0.35, surcharge own price per charger. Tap Electric: subscription none, start fee none, surcharge 5%.
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. Tap Electric: yes. Charging in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland and the UK, at chargers shown in the app.
Shell Recharge laadpas: yes. Tap Electric: yes. That counts towards the card score, under transparency.
Shell Recharge laadpas 6.8/10 (good); Tap Electric 9.4/10 (strong). The card score counts nine public checks: costs 40%, transparency 35% and usability 25%, with the same rules for every card.
Shell Recharge laadpas: no. Shell EV Charging Rewards is not an ERE offer for private home charging in the Netherlands. Tap Electric: yes. Tap Green Credits: ERE service for chargers in the Tap back office or charging with the Tap app or card. 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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