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Volkswagen We Charge

Charging card · Volkswagen (Elli)

Requires a Volkswagen ID and the Volkswagen appNo subscription neededPrice shown firstAll of EuropeCard and app
Subscription per month
None
Start fee per session
Not public
Surcharge on the charger price
Own price per charger (in the app)

What does your charging cost with Volkswagen We Charge?

Same charging habits, every card side by side

Checked on September 27, 2026

4.1

Card score

Limited · 4.1/10

Costs, transparency and usability, 9 public checks

  • Costs (40%)3.3
  • Transparency (35%)3.3
  • Usability (25%)6.7
How this score is made

Costs

Card (one-off)
Not public
Subscription per month
None
Start fee per session
Not public
Surcharge on the charger price
Own price per charger (in the app)

Offered by Volkswagen Group Charging GmbH (Elli) in the Volkswagen app. Volkswagen Netherlands names the four plans but no amounts; the amounts come from Elli's Dutch tariff data and price sheets (prices include VAT). Volkswagen: charging costs are shown before every session, monthly invoice. Elli's own tariff data (the source behind the tariff calculator on elli.eco) lists a transaction amount of €0.39 for Dutch sessions at flexible prices; the published price sheets do not show that amount and only say flexible prices can include fixed fees such as a session fee. At charge points where the app cannot show a price beforehand (start without the app), a Dutch fallback price applies: €0.79/kWh AC, €0.89/kWh DC and €2.50 per session, plus time fees (AC after 120 min €0.15/min, DC after 60 min €0.20/min). The tariff data also list a promotional 'Volkswagen Charging Special' plan (12 months, no monthly fee, IONITY €0.35/kWh).

* 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.

Cannot be worked out up front: this card charges its own price per charger, shown in the app.

Charging prices per network

Subscriptions

PlanPer monthStartSurchargeExample /mo
We Charge BasicNo monthly fee; flexible prices per charge point.NoneNot publicOwn price per charger (in the app)Not computable
We Charge Go€5.99 a month. IONITY in the Netherlands €0.56/kWh; elsewhere flexible prices. IONITY time fees: after 60 minutes €0.10 per minute (06:00 to 22:00).€5.99Not publicOwn price per charger (in the app)Not computable
We Charge Plus€11.99 a month. IONITY in the Netherlands €0.45/kWh; elsewhere flexible prices. IONITY time fees: after 60 minutes €0.10 per minute (06:00 to 22:00).€11.99Not publicOwn price per charger (in the app)Not computable
We Charge Pro€17.99 a month. Fixed prices in the Netherlands: other charge points €0.49/kWh AC and €0.64/kWh DC, IONITY €0.45/kWh. Time fees: AC after 210 minutes €0.07 per minute (08:00 to 23:00), DC after 90 minutes €0.15 per minute; session fee €0.00.€17.99NoneOwn price per charger (in the app)Not computable

Where and for whom

Works across Europe
Yes
Price shown before charging
Yes
Taking new customers
Yes
For whom
⚠

For whom: Requires a Volkswagen ID and the Volkswagen app; according to Volkswagen a car must first be added to the app to see and choose the plans. Volkswagen refers anyone who does not want to share VW ID data to the Elli offer.

Coverage: The Elli price sheets list 29 countries in Europe (including the UK), including the Netherlands; Elli cites more than 1 million charge points.

Prices per charger or network

Extras

ERE deal: No. No ERE offer mentioned on its own pages.

Home charging: Not found on its own website.

Contract: Tariffs can be cancelled or changed monthly (1 day notice according to the tariff data). Requires a Volkswagen ID and the Volkswagen app; a car must be added to the app to see all plans. Card is ordered in the app.

Sources

Checked on September 27, 2026

Price history

What changed at Volkswagen We Charge

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.

Subscription per month
€0.00 per month
unchanged
Charging card score
4.1/10
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 ERE

Card score

Card score 4.1: how it is calculated

Nine public checks, the same for every card. Anything not public earns 0 points.

Costs

3.3/10 · weight 40%
  • Cost in the worked exampleCheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 00 / 1
  • No subscription neededEntry plan without a monthly fee: 11 / 1
  • Start fee per sessionNone: 1 · up to €0.35: 0.50 / 1

Transparency

3.3/10 · 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: 0.50 / 1
  • All amounts publicWith VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.50 / 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
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