Intro
Price Groups are how you can set up specific charge pricing for EV drivers. In this guide, we are going to explain the different elements and requirements, so you can create a set up that fits your pricing needs.
5 easy steps and you are ready to start earning from EV drivers, using your charge points!
1. Select the type of Price Group
First you need to select what you want to price. This is a table explaining all of the options. Please follow the necessary links to learn more about the different set ups.
| Price Group type | Applied per | Applied when | Set up |
| Public Price | Charge point | Charge point is set to Public visibility and an EV driver, who is not a Team Member performs a charge. | Monta Charge, Monta Hub |
| Member Price | Team Member | User is invited in the Team, as a Member and performs a charge on a Team charge point. | Monta Charge, Monta Hub |
| Reimbursement Price | Team Member | You have set up Reimbursement. | Monta Hub |
| Cost Price | Charge point | Both paid and unpaid charges, in order to track the electricity cost of charging. | Monta Charge, Monta Hub |
| Roaming Price | Charge point | Charge point is set to Public, with enabled Roaming and an EV driver performs a charge via a Roaming platform. | Monta Hub |
2. Select the type of pricing
Monta offers different types of pricing. Please note that Roaming Price Group only supports Fixed kWh.
| Pricing type | Description | Example |
| Spot price | Calculated per kWh. Uses the spot price for the location of the charge point. | See Dynamic pricing. |
| Fixed kWh | Calculated per kWh | Price per kWh = 0.2 EUR Charge amount = 30 kWh Price = 6 EUR |
| Pay per min. | Calculated per minute of charging | Price per min = 0.2 EUR Charge time = 30 mins Price = 6 EUR |
3. Apply an Hourly tariff (optional)
If you are setting up a Spot price or a Fixed kWh type pricing, you can select to apply an hourly tariff, which goes into the final pricing calculation.
You can select an available tariff, based on the charge point location, or you can also build a tariff, yourself.
4. Create additional charging fees (optional)
You can create additional fees, which apply during or after the charge is complete.
| Charging fee type | Description | Comments |
| Starting fee | One time fee, when the charge begins. | |
| Charging fee | One time fee, after a specified time of charging. | |
| Minute fee | Fee applied per minute, after a specified charging time has been reached. It can be set to apply until the charge is complete or until the cable is released. | Only charge points that support Release detection can be set to "Cable is released" option. |
| Idle fee after fully charged | A minute fee applied if the car remains connected to the charge point after the charge is completed. You can set a maximum amount. | Only charge points that support Release detection can support this fee. |
5. Apply the Price Group
The final steps is to apply the Price Group you have created. You can see how to do that from the set up guides linked in step 1.
Here are some facts that apply to all types of Price Groups:
- Price Groups are set in a Team and they can be applied on charge points and Members in the Team
- You can create multiple Price Groups of the same type (ex. 3 Public Price Groups)
- Price Groups can only be managed by the Team Owner and Team Admins with configuration rights