In recent years, charging station providers in Amsterdam paid approximately half of the energy tax in order to encourage the use of electric vehicles. The chairman of the Electric Drivers Association (VER), Leonie van den Beuken, finds the price increase ‘indecent’. “We were shocked by this, because this is a very significant increase,” said van den Beuken. “Road tax has also been added for electric cars this year and then the charging prices have also been added, so for a number of people, electric driving will simply be very expensive,” says Van den Beuken.
In addition to the increase, another problem arises specifically in Amsterdam. “Almost nowhere in Amsterdam can you install a charging station on your driveway, for example. So you often have no choice but to charge on the public road,” says van den Beuken about the situation in Amsterdam. But the VER’s most frustration stems from the fact that the discount on fuel excise duties for petrol cars will continue until 2025. “There is no logic in that and I find it really indecent,” she says about the cabinet’s choices. .
Prices
The public charging stations in the city are operated by Equans and TotalEnergies. Prices for a kilowatt hour at Equans, the largest provider in the city, increased by 7 cents in 2025. Anyone who wants to charge at one of the company’s 2,800 charging stations now pays 35 or 42 cents per kilowatt hour, while before New Year’s it cost 28 or 35 cents. An increase of 20 to 25 percent.
The company’s prices differ because the charging stations are part of two municipal concessions. At TotalEnergies, the rate for 2025 in Amsterdam has not yet been officially announced. That rate was also 35 cents last year. With certain providers it can already be seen that the price has risen to 42 cents per kilowatt hour.