Shell Recharge — Shell's own chargers and the roaming card
Shell Recharge is Shell's EV-charging brand, and it is really two things at once. Shell operates its own network of 80,000+ public charge points across 30 markets — fast-charging hubs on its forecourts plus on-street points through ubitricity — and the Shell Recharge card and app give roaming access to third-party chargers covering around 80% of Europe's public points. This page separates the two: where Shell's own chargers are, what the card reaches, the pricing for each, and the connector and speed per type.
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Shell Recharge at a glance
Shell Recharge is the EV-charging brand of Shell, the London-based oil major. Shell built it by acquisition: it bought the Dutch charging company NewMotion in 2017 and rebranded it to Shell Recharge in 2022, took over ubitricity — the UK's largest on-street network — in 2021, and added the Swiss network evpass. Today Shell operates 80,000+ of its own public charge points across more than 30 markets, weighted toward on-street and destination points with a smaller set of fast-charging hubs. Separately, the Shell Recharge card and app roam onto third-party chargers covering around 80% of Europe's public points.
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Shell Recharge pricing — own chargers vs the card
Two different price lists apply, and it helps to know which you are using. At Shell's own fast chargers the rate is set by tariff — in Germany the Basic tariff runs about €0.56–0.67/kWh and the e-Deal tariff (€4.99/month, a 25% discount) about €0.42–0.50/kWh, both now varying with a dynamic spot-price pilot. When the Shell Recharge card roams onto another operator's charger, fixed roaming rates apply instead — in Germany €0.59/kWh on AC and €0.79/kWh on DC. Prices differ by country: UK on-street and rapid charging, for instance, runs higher per kWh. Always check the live rate before you plug in.
| Tariff | Monthly fee | Per kWh (Germany) |
|---|---|---|
| Shell Recharge Basic | — | €0.56-0.67 |
| Shell Recharge e-Deal | €4.99 | €0.42-0.50 |
| Roaming AC (card) | — | €0.59 |
| Roaming DC (card) | — | €0.79 |
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Connectors and session speed
What you can plug into depends on the type of Shell Recharge point. The fast-charging hubs on Shell forecourts use CCS Combo 2 and reach up to 300 kW, fast enough for a short top-up on a motorway run; some rapid sites also keep a CHAdeMO cable. The much larger on-street network — mostly ubitricity lamppost and bollard points — uses the slower Type 2 AC socket, made for charging while the car is parked rather than a quick splash. So a long-distance driver wants the forecourt hubs, while the on-street points suit overnight or all-day charging.
| Connector | Tier | Max power |
|---|---|---|
| CCS Combo 2 | HPC hub (DC) | 300 kW |
| CHAdeMO | Rapid (DC) | 50 kW |
| Type 2 | On-street (AC) | 22 kW |
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Where Shell Recharge sits on the corridor
For a motorway run, the points that matter are Shell's fast-charging hubs on its forecourts — they cluster on the main routes near fuel and food. The vast on-street network is a city story rather than a corridor one: handy where you live or stay, less so mid-journey. The Shell Recharge card then fills the gaps by roaming onto other operators' chargers across most of Europe, which is what makes it useful far from a Shell site. Filter by Shell Recharge in the Jornee app to see the fast hubs on your active route, with the live max-kW per stall.
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One app, four driving modes — you pick, Jornee filters.
Switch between car, HGV, motorbike or EV. The map only shows stops that physically fit your vehicle: HGV-rated services, EV chargers with the right connector, height and weight restrictions baked in.
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