ESB ecars has announced a scheduled reduction in prices across its public EV charging network in the Republic of Ireland, taking effect from today, 21 June.

As a result, unit rates for High-Power (200kW) chargers will decrease by 13 per cent, Fast chargers by 12 per cent and Standard chargers by 8 per cent. Additionally, contactless payments will be enabled on High-Power Chargers starting from the end of this week.

The existing one-off overstay fee of €8 has been replaced by a more progressive, incremental fee to further encourage drivers to free up charge points for other drivers when finished charging.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 per cent of respondents support the overstay fee. The new overstay fee structure is 50c/min and kicks in after 45 minutes on High-Power and Fast chargers and after 10 hours on Standard chargers.  

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Commenting on the price reduction, John Byrne, Head of eMobility at ESB, said: "We are pleased to announce a reduction of prices across our extensive EV public charging network. We are lowering our prices following reductions in wholesale energy costs while continuing to upgrade and improve our charging infrastructure across the country. We keep our prices under constant review and are committed to providing value to our customers with competitive prices."

ESB encourages all drivers to activate notifications on the ESB ecar connect app to stay informed about overstay fees. By doing so, customers will receive push notifications reminding them about the overstay fee when they initiate their charging session.

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