There will be an investigation into the transparency of charging rates for electric cars at the various providers in the Netherlands. That reports BNR. The research is carried out by the National Knowledge Institute for Charging Infrastructure.
The NKL is going to test on a large scale how much is charged at different charging stations with different charging cards. To this end, it wants to carry out a total of no fewer than 1,200 charging sessions with electric cars at 109 charging points. It also looks at differences in the rates per charge card used. Ten different charge cards are used.
An important reason for the investigation is a decision by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets. In October last year, he stated that there were questions about the transparency surrounding the costs of recharging electric cars. ACM already started to check this, but now the NKL is also responding to it. The NKL expects to publish the first research results at the end of April. If a discrepancy is discovered by the NKL or by the ACM, this could have consequences for the operators. ACM can then intervene.
Incidentally, the government is already responding to this. As of 1 July this year, operators must provide real-time information about the rates for top-up charging. The relevant State Secretary, Stientje van Veldhoven, already stated in October that consumers should be able to make better informed choices as a result: “Soon you will see at a glance what charging costs and before you drive there you will know that a charging point is free. trust.”