ESB ecars Charging Station

To sign up create an account via the ecar connect app available from the App store or Google Play or through our website. Once you have created your account and chosen your preferred payment option, you’re ready to use the network. There is also an option to choose a one time payment option through the ecar connect app and contactless payment options are available on all our high-power and the majority of our 50 kW+ chargers. For more information on how to use our chargers, check out our ‘How to’ videos on our website.

Drivers need to have a balance of €5 on their pre-pay account to be able to charge.

There are four main charging options: Home Charging - 6-8 hours (from empty to fully charged) Standard/Fast Charging (AC) - 1-6 hours depending on car model and range Fast/Rapid Charging (DC) - 30 minutes to achieve up to an 80% charge High Power Charging - 100km (62 miles) range in as little as six minutes Different EVs will charge at a different rate using the same charger. Some models of EVs are not capable of availing of the full throughput available from a charge point but will still charge as a rate suitable for the vehicle. The same EV may also charge at different rates at the same charging point under certain circumstances. A vehicle’s Battery Management System (BMS) continuously monitors your battery pack while charging and adjusts its rate of charge. Changes to the rate of charge are to balance charging speed with preserving the battery’s usable life. The rate may vary by temperature or battery status - a cold battery will charge less quickly and a battery charges at a slower rate as it approaches its fully-charged state. Adjustments like these are similar to the smart charging seen in most smartphones.

For information on how to use our different types of chargers, check out our 'How to' videos: https://esb.ie/what-we-do/ecars/essential-ev-driver-information

Sign up as a member via our ecar connect app or on our website, and receive a free ESB charge point access card worth €9.20 (£9.20). If you are a PAYG user you can get a free ESB charge point access card if you top up by €20 (£20) or you can purchase an ESB charge point access card for €9.20 (£9.20). See further down this page for more information about ESB charge point access cards.

It typically takes as little as 30 minutes to charge an electric vehicle at a fast (Rapid) charger up to 80% and 10-15 minutes at a high power charger. To ensure a charge point is available for the next user and to respond to EV driver feedback, an overstay fee of €0.50 per minute will apply for charging sessions longer than 45 minutes when using all DC CHAdeMO, CCS and AC43kW connectors at Fast (Rapid) or High Power chargers. An overstay fee of €0.50 per minute will also apply for charging sessions longer than 10 hours on both 7kW and 22kW chargers/sockets. (Note:the maximum overstay fee is €40). We recommend you turn on your notifications on the ecar connect app so that you can receive a prompt to remind you when the overstay fee applies while you are charging.

Notifications via the ecar connect app are set to ON by default for four areas: - Start Charge, Stop Charge, Charge failed to start, Billing and Payments. If you would like to be notified of a potential overstay fee, please turn on your notifications. Users can change these defaults via the driver portal or the ecar connect app. The other notification method available is by email.