Summary

Price transparency is an essential precondition to realize careless cross-border charging in Europe. Unfortunately, in many countries price transparency in EV charging is problematic. A lack of transparency can lead to unnecessary high costs of charging for EV drivers and makes it difficult to compare the total cost of ownership. Insight into the prices for public charging is a hurdle that has to be overcome for widespread adoption of EVs. An introductory overview is presented of the main regulations, challenges and opportunities regarding price transparency in important EV markets across Europe. This overview is presented to underscore the importance for the EU to take next steps.