Kia Charge offers fixed price public charging and access to over 4,500 stations in Ireland

Kia Charge enables Kia customers to easily charge their vehicle at public locations with a one-stop charging solution and charging card. Kia Charge now provides access to over 4,500 charging points in Ireland and over 900,000 charging points across Europe.

In Ireland, Kia Charge is compatible with an ever-growing network of ESB, Ionity, EasyGo, ePower and Applegreen charging stations throughout the country. In addition, Kia Ireland have introduced a fixed price public charging model of just €0.50c per kWh on the Kia Charge network, providing cost clarity to EV drivers.

“As more electric vehicles take to the road, it’s important to match this uptake with an increasing number of charging points, to give customers reassurance that they can easily charge their vehicles,” said Adam Fogarty, Head of Network Development at Kia Ireland.

“Kia continues to set the benchmark for making electric driving more accessible to a wider audience, and with Kia Charge we aim to simplify and enhance every journey. Our expanded Kia Charge offering, does that, and we expect to announce more initiatives in the coming months.”

Many public charging operators have different pricing for slow, fast and rapid charging. Kia Charge pricing in Ireland is standardised for DC and AC charging, depending on the plan the customer selects. Kia Charge in Ireland offers two payment plans for customers – Easy and Advanced.

‘Easy’ provides a charging rate of €0.76c per kWh for AC or DC charging, with no monthly fee. This plan is designed for those who will do most of their charging at home or at work but want reassurance and consistency regarding public charging costs.

‘Advanced’ provides a charging rate of just €0.50c per kWh for a monthly fee of just €4.99 per month. This plan is designed for those who are unable to charge at home or work and rely on public charging regularly. 

A session fee of 59c is in place on the ‘Easy’ plan, but there are no session fees on the ‘Advanced’ plan. There is an overstay fee in place of 50c per min after 10 hours on AC, and after 45 mins on DC. These pricing models exclude Ionity, which is accessible via Kia Charge at a cost of €0.73c per kWh on both plans. A separate Ionity subscription is available with a reduced charging fee if desired. 

Mr Fogarty continued: “Kia Charge now offers the biggest and best value public charging network available in Ireland from any car brand, by providing unrivalled accessibility across the Island of Ireland, and simplicity and value in our pricing model. This is all part of our customer centric approach at Kia, to provide Kia customers with the best possible ownership experience. We really believe that this enhancement to Kia Charge will help some uncertain customers to make the step to electric motoring.”

The Kia charge rates and packages are outlined below:

*Optional Ionity Subscription of €7.49pm will offer a standard kWh rate of €0.53    

For more information on Kia Charge see Kia.com or click here.