ESB ecars charging prices
What it costs to charge, and what you need to get each rate.
EV·Echo, checked 2 October 2026: ESB ecars charges 73c/kWh to charge by bank card with no membership.
How much does ESB ecars charge per kWh?
73c/kWh by bank card with no membership; 72c/kWh through the app; 67c/kWh with a membership (€4.79/month). Checked 2 October 2026.
73c/kWh
Pay-as-you-go with any bank card — no app, no account, no membership.
Cheapest possible rate is 55c/kWh (Membership — standard chargers) — but that is not what you pay walking up.
Every rate
| Rate | When | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Contactless bank card — fast & High Power (50 kW and up)Read from ESB's own live charger data, 2 October 2026: 73c on 93% of rapid sockets sampled. | All day | 73c/kWh |
| Ad-hoc — standard chargers (22 kW)Most standard posts have no card reader; this is the ad-hoc rate ESB publishes for them. | All day | 61c/kWh |
| Pay-as-you-go via app or ESB charge card — fast & High Power | All day | 72c/kWh |
| Pay-as-you-go via app or ESB charge card — standard | All day | 60c/kWh |
| Membership — fast & High Power€4.79/month | All day | 67c/kWh |
| Membership — standard chargers€4.79/month | All day | 55c/kWh |
Membership
- ESB ecars membership — £4.79/month. Cuts fast/High Power to 67c and standard to 55c. Pays for itself above about 27 kWh a month.
Other charges
- No connection or transaction fee (confirmed in ESB's live data).
- Overstay fee 50c per minute after 45 minutes on fast chargers.
Worth knowing
- Prices since 1 July 2026; two tiers only (standard, fast & High Power).
- ESB's Northern Ireland chargers are priced in sterling: 75p/kWh rapid, 61p/kWh standard (same live data, 2 October 2026).
- Contactless rates are read daily from ESB's own data; app and membership rates are from ESB's published tariff.
Never drive to an occupied charger
EvEcho shows live availability at ESB ecars and every other network near you, and tells you the moment a bay opens up — so you know the cost before you set off and the charger is there when you arrive.
The price before you go. The bay when you arrive.
Source: https://esb.ie/ecars
Checked 2026-10-02. Prices change — the operator's own page is always the final word.
Compiled by EV·Echo. We are not affiliated with ESB ecars.
Checked 2026-10-02. Prices change — the operator's own page is always the final word.
Compiled by EV·Echo. We are not affiliated with ESB ecars.