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Without a Charging Card or Subscription, Spontaneous E-Car Charging Becomes Expensive

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Anyone who wants to spontaneously charge their electric car without a contract often has to dig deep into their pockets. A new sample from the ADAC (German Automobile Club) shows this. The automobile club is now calling for "regular market monitoring."

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Anyone who wants to spontaneously charge their electric car without a contract often has to dig deep into their pockets. A new sample from the ADAC (German Automobile Club) shows this. The automobile club is now calling for "regular market monitoring."

·Hamburg, Germany
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According to ADAC, the price differences in the spontaneous charging of electric cars without a contract are considerable: for some suppliers, ad hoc customers pay up to 62 percent more than contract customers.

Charging the electric car without having to enter into a contract with a specific provider. Ad-hoc charging sounds tempting. However, according to ADAC, users have to pay more than customers with a charging card. read more on t3n.de

If you want to load your e-car on the motorway during a holiday trip, you may be asked to pay. Up to 62% more require some charging power providers from customers without contract binding. The post charging e-car on motorways can be very expensive first appeared on ingenieur.de - Jobbörse und Nachrichtenportal für Ingenieure.

·Düsseldorf, Germany
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If you travel on German motorways, be careful about charging costs: the ADAC survey reveals high prices, a lack of transparency and payment problems.

With the entry into force of the AFIR, the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, in April 2024, new fast chargers with a capacity of 50 kW or more must be equipped with a card reader or contactless payment option. Against this backdrop, the ADAC (German Automobile Club) conducted a random sample comparison of the prices for ad-hoc charging and found striking price differences for charging on highways: Ad-hoc charging without a contract is…

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www.t-online.de broke the news in on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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