ESB ecars to cut prices across EV charging network

ESB ecars is to cut prices across its public electric vehicle charging network from Friday 21 June.

Unit rates for high-power (200kW) chargers is to reduce by 13%, fast chargers reduce by 12% and standard chargers reduce by 8%.

It also said its existing one-off overstay fee of €8 has been replaced by a more “progressive”, incremental fee to further encourage drivers to free up charge points for other drivers when finished charging.

ESB’s most recent customer survey found that 76% of respondents support the overstay fee.

The new overstay fee structure is 50 cent per minute and will kick in after 45 minutes on high-power and fast chargers and after 10 hours on standard chargers.

Meanwhile, contactless payments will also be available on high-power chargers from the end of this week.

ESB has installed 42 multi-vehicle, high-power charging hubs nationwide over the past two years and replaced over 300 chargers to increase the speed and capacity of the charging network.

It now has over 1,600 public charge points in place across the country with an average reliability rate of 98%.

John Byrne, Head of eMobility at ESB, said the company was lowering its prices following reductions in wholesale energy costs.

“We keep our prices under constant review and are committed to providing value to our customers with competitive prices,” Mr Byrne added.