Volkswagen Group said on Monday its volume brands Volkswagen, Seat/Cupra and Skoda are offering fixed, simple tariffs for public charging in Europe, Kallanish reports.

Launching what it called as a “major quality offensive” in terms of charging and energy, the group said customers now have access to over 310,000 charging points at a fixed kilowatt-hour price. The undisclosed figure, however, could differ from country to country.

The charging network available to VW Group’s EV drivers include around 10,000 fast chargers at over 3,000 locations. The plan is for 45,000 High Power Charging (HPC) points to be available in Europe, China and the US through partnerships by 2025.

“In the electric age, charging and energy are of the utmost strategic importance,” says Thomas Schmall, VW Group board member for technology and ceo of VW Group Components. “Our goal is to get everyone excited about e-mobility.”

In the future, customers will have three basic fixed tariffs to choose from. These will cover customers of charging programmes We Charge (Volkswagen), Powerpass (Skoda), Easy Charging (Seat/Cupra) and Elli. Top conditions will be offered for Ionity fast chargers, among other benefits, the carmaker says.

From mid-2022, all EVs built in the MEB platform will be able to use the Plug&Charge feature. Software in the car and on chargers will allow a straightforward experience for drivers, Volkswagen says. This is supported by networks including Ionity, Aral/bp, E.ON and Iberdrola.

 “We want to offer our customers an optimal charging experience and make the e-car an uncompromisingly first-time vehicle choice,” comments Elke Temme, ceo of VW Group Charging. “For this reason, we are emphatically addressing the issues of price transparency, network expansion and charging comfort.”

The group’s charging solutions also include its own wallbox, flexible fast charging station to charging services and smart green electricity tariffs. Next on its list is to encourage the use of EVs as mobile power banks.