Charging in Amsterdam twice as expensive – This is what a full battery of these 10 popular EVs costs now
Green city
Our capital city would like to be a leader in sustainable mobility. Environmental zones are therefore rapidly becoming larger and stricter. Amsterdam by Jan. 1, 2025, for example, already no commercial vehicles with fuel engines within the A10 ring road. Only battery- or hydrogen-electric commercial vehicles will then be welcome in the city. However, current charging prices in the capital do not encourage residents to switch to a green car. Indeed, the price of charging has doubled in a short time.
68 cents
In Amsterdam, Vattenfall and TotalEnergies are responsible for installing, managing and operating charging stations. At a Vattenfall charging station last year, Amsterdam residents had to charge 31 cents per kilowatt hour; now it is 68 cents per kWh. TotalEnergies is now charging the same kWh price, whereas it was charging 44 cents last November and 31 cents before that.
What does a full battery cost?
With current prices, from now on you will not pay 13.95 euros in Amsterdam to fully charge a Volkswagen ID.3 with the very smallest battery pack (45 kWh), but 30.60 euros. However, most electric cars have a larger battery pack, so the difference can be as much as 40 euros. The example below shows what it currently costs to fully charge these popular electric cars in Amsterdam:
| Model | 2022 | 2023 |
| Volkswagen ID.3 (45 kWh) | €13,95 | €30,60 |
| Peugeot e-208 (50 kWh) | €15,50 | €34 |
| Cupra Born (58 kWh) | €17,98 | €39,44 |
| Kia Niro EV (64 kWh). | €19,84 | €43,52 |
| Kia EV6 (77.4 kWh) | €23,99 | €52,63 |
| Polestar 2 (78 kWh) | €24,18 | €53,04 |
| Skoda Enyaq iV 80 (82 kWh) | €25.42 | €55,76 |
| Tesla Model 3 LR (82 kWh) | €25.42 | €55,76 |
| BMW iX (105 kWh) | €32,55 | €71,40 |
| Mercedes-Benz EQS (108 kWh) | €33,48 | €73,44 |
Why?
According to Vattenfall and the City of Amsterdam, the price increase is due to rapidly rising energy prices and the higher cost of a grid connection. The increase in VAT on public charging from 9 percent to 21 percent also plays a major role. This year there will be a third player in Amsterdam: Equans. This party will take over 2,535 charging stations installed by Vattenfall and is expected to charge a rate of 50 to 55 cents per kilowatt hour. There are a total of about 3,000 public charging stations in the city. TotalEnergies currently operates 558 charging stations.