What is on a charging receipt?

The provider's receipt number and price, the operator's charge point ID, session times and meter readings, the VAT split, the payment terms and the record number the session rests on. The deep dive reads one receipt line by line.

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EV charging fundamentals · Deep diveThe receipt of one session, line by lineThe receipt the driver's app shows after the 2:02 PM session, line by line: who issued it, the operator behind the charger, the measured energy, the contract price, VAT, the roaming authorisation and the record it rests on.
  • From the operator. The charge point ID, the session times, the meter readings, the authorisation route and the record number: everything measured at the charger, delivered in the charge detail record.
  • From the provider. The receipt number, the price, the VAT split, the payment terms and the alternatives: everything that follows from the driver's contract.
  • From the law. That the price was shown first, that the kilowatt-hours were measured by a meter under measuring law, and that the invoice will carry what VAT law requires.
From “Two companies on one page”, stop 10

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  1. CDRCharge detail record: the digital receipt of a session, with energy, duration and tariff.
  1. Why does charging involve so many companies?Three things spread the work: the grid connection, the location where people park, and contracts that work across many networks. One company can hold several roles, but the roles stay separate.
  2. How many public charge points are there in Europe?More than 1.1 million in the EU alone: the European Alternative Fuels Observatory counted 1,159,838 public recharging points in August 2026. The map on this site covers part of the network: 839,000 public charge points at 227,000 sites across Europe, from national registries and OpenChargeMap.
  3. Who is the CPO and who is the eMSP?The CPO operates the charger and keeps it available. The eMSP issues the card or app, sets the driver's price and sends the invoice. They are often two different companies.
  4. How many companies operate public chargers?Around 15,500 companies operate public charge points in the directory data. A small number of large networks run most of them, while almost 13,000 run fewer than ten each.
  1. EUR-Lex: Council Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, Article 226. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/112/oj. Checked 11 Oct 2026. © European Union, reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.