Rapid charger network list with costs (main networks only) UK & Ireland

[Stuart Wright]

This is a list of the main networks providing rapid chargers in the UK and Ireland correct as of 28/02/2021. The list is aimed at people wanting CCS rapid (50kW+) chargers for use by the majority of EV cars.

Updated 19 July 2022.

Network	Cost/kWh​	Locations	Notes
Alfa Power	Fast £.40 Rapid £.44​	North England	RFID card, smartphone app, or QR code.
Be.EV	Fast £.49 Rapid £.59​	Greater Manchester	£.03 cheaper for Be.EV members. Membership free.
BP Pulse	Fast £.40 Rapid £.50 Ultra £.55​	Nationwide	Ultra-rapids are 150kW. Registered user: Fast £.38, Rapid £.48, Ultra-rapid £.50 Membership @ £7.85/month: Fast £.30, Rapid £.38, Ultra-rapid £.40
ChargePlace Scotland	Varies​	Scotland	Often free. Requires £10 RFID card or smartphone app.
ecarni	Free​	Northern Ireland
ESB ecars	Fast €.375 Rapid €.432​ Ultra €.461	Repulic of Ireland	Requires RFID or smartphone app. €4.60/month membership gives slightly cheaper cost/kWh
ESB Energy	Fast £.40 Rapid £.45​	London and Coventry	£.50 connection fee in Coventry
EV Power	£.49​	Nationwide
GeniePoint	£.57​	Nationwide
Gridserve	Rapid £.39 Ultra £.45	Nationwide	Replacing Ecotricity points across the UK
Instavolt	£.57​	Nationwide
Ionity	£.69​	Nationwide	350kW chargers. RFID card, smartphone app, or QR code. Cheaper if you own one of a number of specific brands of EV
Osprey	£.49​	Nationwide	Older units priced at £6 per charging session.
Podpoint	Varies​	Nationwide	Price varies. Most points are free. Usually in supermarket car parks
Shell Recharge	Fast £.45 Rapid £.55 Ultra £.59​	Nationwide	Free app download, RFID card, or contactless credit/debit card
Swarco E.Connect	Varies​	Nationwide	Price varies. Requires RFID or smartphone app. Some contactless
Tesla	Varies, typically £0.28​	Nationwide	Some chargers now available for non-Tesla owners to use for a higher cost than £.028.

Please reply with any suggested corrections/additions.
Also if you wish to leave feedback for any of the above networks (except Tesla as this is an MG forum), please click on the network name above and vote in the poll in their customer satisfaction thread.
Thanks

 

[SimonomiS]

Thanks Stuart, this is going to be so useful for when anything more than local travel comes back. Brilliant to have it all consolidated in one place, much appreciated.

 

[mj224]

Thanks for that info. I know the Ecotricity network is quite old, and the lack of CSS connectors is frustrating, but generally I have always been able to charge from them. And in coming years they/we will need more than one charger per service station....They do need to put in more investment.

But then are we prepared to pay for it with higher Kw rates?

It has been said here somewhere, should there not be a connector converter to allow the Chademo connectors to be used on a CSS connection?

 

[jamesie]

Hi Stuart, as far as Tesla goes the data displayed would be for the supercharger network. Do you want to include destination chargers in addition?

 

[Cocijo]

Some Tesla cars also have free lifetime supercharging

 

[Stuart Wright]

Hi Stuart, as far as Tesla goes the data displayed would be for the supercharger network. Do you want to include destination chargers in addition?

This is a list of rapid chargers created for MG owners. Tesla is in there for completeness, really.

I think it's Alfa Power, not Alpha?

Fixed, thanks

 

[Alun26]

Is this true?

Elon Musk suggests Tesla Superchargers are open to other cars - Zapmap

The Tesla Supercharger network offers rapid chargers to Tesla owners but a recent tweet from CEO Elon Musk suggests these chargers are already open to other...

www.zap-map.com

 

[SimonomiS]

Interesting... I found this on the ZapMap website;

"However, Tesla often installs a non-Tesla specific Type 2 charge point alongside its Destination chargers. These are available for any EV driver to use, providing they have a Type 2 inlet on their car, since the units come with tethered cables.

The open-access charge points do not have a cost to use, as with the Tesla Destination units, and look identical. Often installed alongside the Tesla-specific points, signage is added to differentiate between the units for ease of use.

On Zap-Map, these charge points are listed as being under the Tesla Destination network. However, where Tesla-specific points are listed as ‘Tesla’ (below left), open points are listed as ‘Type 2’ (below right)."

 

[Edoc16]

I think it's Alfa Power, not Alpha?

Thx for that will keep copy in car for my future trip down to England to see my relatives - hopefully soon

 

[Gomev]

@Stuart Wright Engie West Yorkshire free until Oct 2021, Zap Map will have the details, start charge from web page or can set up debit card as an RFID. I think it's part of Geniepoint.

 

[PeteJ]

Thank you, very helpful as I am still finding what charging system to use confusing as although I have had my car for a year, I have only charged at home.

 

[Stuart Wright]

@Stuart Wright Engie West Yorkshire free until Oct 2021, Zap Map will have the details, start charge from web page or can set up debit card as an RFID. I think it's part of Geniepoint.

Added, thanks

 

[EWD]

Have any of you used the ChargePoint card? It appears to be useable on a bunch of the above networks often at slightly cheaper rates.

 

[Gomev]

Added, thanks

@Stuart Wright Engie West Yorkshire free until Oct 2021, Zap Map will have the details, start charge from web page or can set up debit card as an RFID. I think it's part of Geniepoint.

Stuart, just a bit of extra info, If you don't have an RFID card, you can just register/login on the website ENGIE Electric Vehicle Charging and then start the charge from there. This is what I do on the smartphone.

 

[Alun26]

Has anyone used the Type 2 free Tesla chargers?

 

[Les burrows]

This is a list of the main networks providing rapid chargers in the UK and Ireland correct as of 28/02/2021. The list is aimed at people wanting CCS rapid (50kW+) chargers for use by the majority of EV cars.

Network	Cost/kWh​	Locations	Notes
Alfa Power	£0.33​	North England	RFID card, smartphone app, or QR code. £.25 with app.
Be.EV	Free​	Greater Manchester	Currently free
BP Pulse	£0.30​	Nationwide	£.42 for Ultra-rapids. Cheaper with BP Pulse membership, Formerly Polar
ChargePlace Scotland	Varies​	Scotland	Often free. Requires RFID or smartphone app & £20/year membership
ecarni	Free​	Northern Ireland	The Free but requires RFID
Ecotricity	£0.30​	Nationwide	Requires smartphone app. £.15/kWh for Ecotricity (energy supplier) customers.
Engie	Free​	West Yorkshire	Free until October 2021. Requires RFID, smartphone app or website access. £9 for the RFID card
ESB ecars	€0.31​	Repulic of Ireland	Requires RFID or smartphone app. €4.60/month membership gives slightly cheaper cost/kWh
ESB Energy	£0.30​	London and Coventry	Coventry is £.29
GeniePoint	£0.30​	Nationwide	Connection fee £1 or £1.80 within M25. Requires RFID or smartphone app. £9 for the RFID card
Instavolt	£0.35​	Nationwide
Ionity	£0.69​	Nationwide	350kW chargers. RFID card, smartphone app, or QR code. Cheaper if you own one of a number of specific brands of EV
Osprey	£0.36​	Nationwide	Formerly Engenie. Older units charge £6 per session instead of /kWh
Podpoint	£0.23​	Nationwide	Price varies. Usually £.23. Some free, some £.27. Usually in supermarket car parks
Shell Recharge	£0.39​	Nationwide
Swarco E.Connect	£0.30​	Nationwide	Price varies. Requires RFID or smartphone app. Some contactless
Tesla	£0.26​	Nationwide	Only work with Tesla cars. Some older cars have lifetime free supercharging.

Please reply with any suggested corrections/additions.
Also if you wish to leave feedback for any of the above networks (except Tesla as this is an MG forum), please click on the network name above and vote in the poll in their customer satisfaction thread.
Thanks

Hi Stuart I was trying out planing out a route on zap maps today from Wigan to Swansea area I long trip I do 1/2 a year and looking at changing points i think I might have found one that’s not on the list you posted took a photo shot of Zap-Map listing chargers called clenergy EV maybe add to your list which is very helpful thank you

 

[Bazzer44]

This is a list of the main networks providing rapid chargers in the UK and Ireland correct as of 28/02/2021. The list is aimed at people wanting CCS rapid (50kW+) chargers for use by the majority of EV cars.

Network	Cost/kWh​	Locations	Notes
Alfa Power	£0.33​	North England	RFID card, smartphone app, or QR code. £.25 with app.
Be.EV	Free​	Greater Manchester	Currently free
BP Pulse	£0.30​	Nationwide	£.42 for Ultra-rapids. Cheaper with BP Pulse membership, Formerly Polar
ChargePlace Scotland	Varies​	Scotland	Often free. Requires RFID or smartphone app & £20/year membership
ecarni	Free​	Northern Ireland	Free but requires RFID
Ecotricity	£0.30​	Nationwide	Requires smartphone app. £.15/kWh for Ecotricity (energy supplier) customers.
Engie	Free​	West Yorkshire	Free until October 2021. Requires RFID, smartphone app or website access. £9 for the RFID card
ESB ecars	€0.31​	Repulic of Ireland	Requires RFID or smartphone app. €4.60/month membership gives slightly cheaper cost/kWh
ESB Energy	£0.30​	London and Coventry	Coventry is £.29
GeniePoint	£0.30​	Nationwide	Connection fee £1 or £1.80 within M25. Requires RFID or smartphone app. £9 for the RFID card
Instavolt	£0.35​	Nationwide
Ionity	£0.69​	Nationwide	350kW chargers. RFID card, smartphone app, or QR code. Cheaper if you own one of a number of specific brands of EV
Osprey	£0.36​	Nationwide	Formerly Engenie. Older units charge £6 per session instead of /kWh
Podpoint	£0.23​	Nationwide	Price varies. Usually £.23. Some free, some £.27. Usually in supermarket car parks
Shell Recharge	£0.39​	Nationwide
Swarco E.Connect	£0.30​	Nationwide	Price varies. Requires RFID or smartphone app. Some contactless
Tesla	£0.26​	Nationwide	Only work with Tesla cars. Some older cars have lifetime free supercharging.

Please reply with any suggested corrections/additions.
Also if you wish to leave feedback for any of the above networks (except Tesla as this is an MG forum), please click on the network name above and vote in the poll in their customer satisfaction thread.
Thanks

The Genie point ones are also free in West Yorkshire until October ,they are part of Engie

 

[PaulR]

Cant see Pod point on the list, our Lidl has a pod point 50kw rapid charger.
Edit. Sorry it is on there

 

[notdodgy]

Have any of you used the ChargePoint card? It appears to be useable on a bunch of the above networks often at slightly cheaper rates.

I have the card, works with InstaVolt.
I also have the Octopus card which works with Ionity, Osprey and others.

 

[notdodgy]

Hello Stuart.
Great list of Rapid charger - very useful.

Unfortunately the situation with fast chargers seems a lot more complex.

For example, I have some chargers near me which come under "Charge Your Car".
I think they are council owned.
If used with the Charge Your Car app there is a £1 fee. But free with BPPulse card.
They don't work with the BP Pulse app.
(They show up on Zapmap and the charge your car app, but not the BPPulse App).