What must be on a charging invoice?
On a full invoice under the EU VAT Directive: date, sequential number, VAT numbers, names and addresses, quantity, unit price, VAT rate and amount; up to 100 EUR, a simplified invoice with fewer details is allowed. Session details such as site, times and kWh make it easy to check.
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What belongs on a charging invoice?The details EU VAT law requires on an invoice, and the session details that make a charging invoice understandable.- Where: the site and the charge point's ID.
- When: start and end of each session.
- How much: kWh, and minutes where time is priced.
- At which price: the contract price per component, as shown before the session.
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- How is a charging price made up?From a price per kWh, per minute, per session and any other component. At 50 kW and above, the ad hoc price is based on kWh, with an optional fee per minute.
- Can I pay by bank card at a charger?At public charge points deployed since April 2024, yes: operators must accept card readers, contactless devices or, below 50 kW, internet payment such as a QR code.
- Is charging abroad more expensive with my card?Providers must show all price components before a session and may not apply extra charges for cross-border e-roaming in the EU.
- What does a signed meter value look like?An OCMF dataset: a JSON section with the gateway, the meter, how the user was identified and the readings at start and end, followed by the meter's signature. The meter's public key verifies it. The deep dive reads one line by line.