EasyGo public chargers

^^^ Well don't go changing plans is my advice.

So I asked customer service about EZO pricing PAYG vs Wallet. The kW used are the same price on both options.

The connection fee if using the wallet remains @ 27cent.

But they told me the connection fee for PAYG is €1.70…. Whoa.

I went back and queried this - apparently it's to cover the cost of the card payment transaction.

(I checked online and there's an EasyGo Facebook post from 2019 where the fee is €1.25 - so it appears valid)

Oddly other providers don't need to include this fee on PAYG and are less per unit charge as well...

New users signing up get PAYG by default apparently. I wonder if there is an indication given of the costs involved before the payment option is decided?

I'm using the Kia Charge app and the card, and I got the Advanced plan. It's a paid subscription, like, 4.99 euros a month. It makes the charging rate 50 cents per kWh at ESB, Easygo, and Applegreen chargers. It's pretty handy, and it's worth it if you charge at least 31 kWh once a month. If you know you won't be traveling or using public chargers, you can just cancel the subscription..

We will agree to disagree

Presumably that's only for Kia vehicles though?

Yes, it requires Kia BEV VIN number upon registration but it is easy to get.

At 60c per kWh for Type 2 AC, little wonder nobody is using them

Some older Ezo chargers may not be converted over to take credit / debit cards yet? Click on the specific charger in the Ezo app and I think it will tell you payment arrangements for the specific one you intend using. Make sure you have the Ezo app to start / stop the charge in case. I've only ever used the RFID card in hotel basements where there is poor mobile coverage, but it's handy to have.

Cheers folks. The Ezo charger I'm looking at is in the Lidl car park on Dock Road in Limerick. There's a CCS 50kW, a Chademo and a Type 2 socket there - it's the latter I was thinking of using while I get a bit of grub in Dolans across the road. The app says "EasyGo Lidl AC Tariff for PAYG Users €1.50 / €0.45. Access fee 1.7 EUR/unit. Consumed energy fee 0.45 EUR/kWh", which is slightly confusing - is the €1.50 maybe the cost of getting into the car park and the €1.70 for starting the charge?

Anyway, I'll try it regardless, but I think I might pull in at the Obama plaza for a rapid charge on the way there. I won't actually need any juice at that point in order to get to Limerick, but I can spare the time on this occasion - if I charge it to 80% there then it won't matter if destination charging at the Type 2 doesn't work for some reason, as the car should still have gained enough range to be able to go from Moneygall to Limerick and then back up to Dublin, where I'll be stopping anyway. If the Type 2 does work, I'll be leaving with close to 100%.

Not actually going to be there until Saturday, but I appreciate the heads-up - it wasn't showing as faulty last time I looked at it. Next handiest spot looks to be the ESB Type 2 charger at Bishop's Quay, so long as there isn't an overstay fee there too - ideally I'd like to charge for 90 minutes or more. Otherwise I'll go back to plan B and do a rapid top-up at Moneygall on the way.

That's great, cheers.