Title: Shell Recharge laadpas vs Tap Electric | EREVergelijken Canonical: https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/shell-recharge-vs-tap-electric/ Language: en Last modified: 2026-10-18 Source: EREVergelijken.eu (the ERE Team), CC BY 4.0 for the data Charging cards compared # Shell Recharge laadpas vs Tap Electriccharging cards compared on cost and coverage What does your charging cost with Shell Recharge laadpas and Tap Electric? All cards on the same worked example - [Shell Recharge laadpas in the card comparison](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/?sort=cost) - [Calculate it with Tap Electric](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/ev-cost-scan/?pas=tap-electric) 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 ## Shell Recharge laadpas and Tap Electric side by side What the card itself costs on top of the charger price: card, subscription, start fee and surcharge. Shell Recharge laadpas and Tap Electric: costs, use and card score | Item | Shell Recharge laadpas | Tap Electric | | --- | --- | --- | | Costs | | Card one-off | None | None | | Subscription per month, entry plan | None | None | | Start fee per session | €0.35 | None Lower | | Surcharge on the charger price | Own price per charger | 5% | | Worked example extra 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 | - \* 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 Shell Recharge laadpas and Tap Electric 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. 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 Basic Not computable - Shell Recharge Premium Not computable Where Many networks Payment Card and app For whom Anyone in the Netherlands 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 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) - Shell Recharge laadpas 6.8 /10 Card score · Good - Tap Electric 9.4 /10 Card score · Strong - Costs weight 40% Shell Recharge laadpas 5.0 Tap Electric 10.0 - Transparency weight 35% Shell Recharge laadpas 6.7 Tap Electric 8.3 - Usability weight 25% Shell Recharge laadpas 10.0 Tap Electric 10.0 See every point per check+ Card score: points per check | Check | Shell Recharge laadpas | Tap Electric | | --- | --- | --- | | Cost in the worked example Costs · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | | No subscription needed Costs · Entry plan without a monthly fee: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | | Start fee per session Costs · None: 1 · up to €0.35: 0.5 | 0.5 / 1 | 1 / 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 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | | All amounts public Transparency · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 0.5 / 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 | 1 / 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 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. - ### Tariff and price up front Shell Recharge laadpas Price 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. Tap Electric Price shown up front The price is the charge point operator's tariff plus your plan's transaction fee. - ### ERE deal Shell Recharge laadpas No Shell EV Charging Rewards is not an ERE offer for private home charging in the Netherlands. [Why Shell is not in the comparison](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/how-we-compare/#shell) Tap Electric Yes Tap Green Credits: ERE service for chargers in the Tap back office or charging with the Tap app or card. [View this ERE offer](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/providers/tap-green-credits/) - ### Home charging Shell Recharge laadpas 50five is taking over home and workplace charging from Shell, in six countries including the Netherlands. Tap Electric Free charge point management for home chargers (OCPP 1.6J). - ### Business 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. Tap Electric Yes Company 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). - ### Good to know Shell Recharge laadpas Card is free, no shipping cost, ordered in the Shell App (payment method required). Tap Electric Monthly plans; change or cancel any time in the app. 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. Shell Recharge laadpas - Own price per charger, shown in the app [All about Shell Recharge laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/shell-recharge/) Tap Electric - No start fee - Surcharge of 5% on the charger price - Own ERE deal, open now [All about Tap Electric](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/tap-electric/) Both - No subscription needed - Works across many networks - Shows the price before charging - Works across Europe - As a card and in the app - For any car Sources ## Where the numbers come from Shell Recharge laadpas - [Shell: tarieven publiek laden](https://www.shell.nl/elektrisch-opladen/Tarieven.html) - [Shell Recharge laadpas](https://www.shell.nl/elektrisch-opladen/laadpas.html) - [Shell Recharge Premium](https://www.shell.nl/elektrisch-opladen/premium.html) - [Shell elektrisch opladen](https://www.shell.nl/elektrisch-opladen.html) - [Shell Nederland: thuis en op de bedrijfslocatie met 50five](https://www.shell.nl/bedrijven/shell-fleet-solutions/elektrisch-laden/charging-at-home-and-office.html) - [Shell Nederland: gebruiksvoorwaarden Shell App en Shell GO+ (augustus 2025)](https://www.shell.nl/content/dam/shell/assets/nl/the-netherlands/b2c/recharge/legal/Algemene%20Gebruiksvoorwaarden%20Shell%20App%20-%20NL%20NL_%20Augustus2025.pdf) - [Shell UK: Shell GO+ Rewards terms](https://www.shell.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/shell-go-plus-terms-and-conditions.html) Checked on October 18, 2026 Tap Electric - [Tap Electric laadpassen en abonnementen](https://tapelectric.app/nl/laadpas/) - [Tap Electric FAQ](https://tapelectric.app/nl/faq/) - [Tap Electric algemene voorwaarden (9 sep 2026)](https://tapelectric.app/nl/algemene-voorwaarden/) - [Tap Electric thuisladen](https://tapelectric.app/nl/laders-beheren/thuis-opladen/) - [Provincie Drenthe: Tap Electric laadpas Groningen en Drenthe (€ 1,25 per maand)](https://www.provincie.drenthe.nl/onderwerpen/verkeer-en-vervoer/laadpunten-elektrisch-vervoer-drenthe/vraag-laadpaal/vraag-openbare-laadpaal/) - [Tap Electric: laadpas Groningen en Drenthe (aankondiging)](https://tapelectric.app/nl/blog/groningen-drenthe-goedkoopste-laadpas/) Checked on October 7, 2026 ### More comparisons - [ANWB Laadpas vs Shell Recharge laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/anwb-laadpas-vs-shell-recharge/) - [P Plugsurfing vs Shell Recharge laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/plugsurfing-vs-shell-recharge/) - [Eneco eMobility laadpas vs Shell Recharge laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/eneco-emobility-laadpas-vs-shell-recharge/) - [ANWB Laadpas vs Tap Electric](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/anwb-laadpas-vs-tap-electric/) - [Chargemap Pass vs Tap Electric](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/chargemap-pass-vs-tap-electric/) - [E-Flux by Road vs Tap Electric](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/e-flux-vs-tap-electric/) [All charging cards](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/) [Charging prices per network](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-prices/) Questions ## Frequently asked questions Answered with the numbers on this page, the same way for both. What does charging with Shell Recharge laadpas and Tap Electric cost? Shell Recharge laadpas: subscription none, start fee €0.35, surcharge own price per charger. Tap Electric: subscription none, start fee none, surcharge 5%. Do Shell Recharge laadpas and Tap Electric work across Europe? 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. Do Shell Recharge laadpas and Tap Electric show the price before charging? Shell Recharge laadpas: yes. Tap Electric: yes. That counts towards the card score, under transparency. What is the card score of Shell Recharge laadpas and Tap Electric? 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. Do Shell Recharge laadpas and Tap Electric have an ERE deal? 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. ## 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. [Compare ERE providers](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/compare/)