{"id":27883,"date":"2026-03-03T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/?post_type=campaign&#038;p=27883"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:27:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:27:52","slug":"monta-chargers-performance-score-2025","status":"publish","type":"campaign","link":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/campaign\/monta-chargers-performance-score-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Monta EV Chargers Performance Score 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<section aria-label=\"Monta EV Chargers Performance Score 2025\" class=\"bg-black text-white  rounded-section\">\n    <div class=\"max-w-4xl mx-auto text-center\">\n                <div class=\"pill-label mb-8 text-white border-white\">\n            2025        <\/div>\n                                    <h1 class=\"h1 mb-10\">\n                Monta EV Chargers Performance Score 2025            <\/h1>\n                                <div class=\"text-lg mb-10 \">\n            <p>Based on more than <strong>24 million live charging sessions on the 260,000 charge points connected to our platform in 2025<\/strong>, we evaluate charging station models deployed mainly across Europe. The ranking features the top 50 AC and top 10 DC models that meet our inclusion criteria for 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfc5 These chargers belong to the best 10% of all the models on our platform \ud83c\udfc5<\/strong><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><section aria-label=\"A new framework for measuring EV charge point performance\" class=\"bg-grey  rounded-section\">\n        <div class=\"grid md:grid-cols-2 grid-cols-1 gap-24\">\n        \n        <div>\n                            <h2 class=\"h2 mb-10\">\n                    A new framework for measuring EV charge point performance                <\/h2>\n                        <p>This is Monta&#8217;s second EV charge point performance ranking. Compared to <u><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/campaign\/ev-charge-point-performance-q1-2025\/\">our Q1 2025 edition<\/a><\/span><\/u>, we have refined the methodology: user satisfaction ratings, though still collected, are no longer part of the performance score, which now relies exclusively on charge success rate and uptime \u2014 two indicators directly traceable to hardware performance.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <div>\n            <p>We have so far used the overall charge success score, including failures by the user and authentication or payment issues. This algorithm now excludes user errors, authentication and payment errors, and uses a charge success definition that is only related to hardware errors.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each model\u2019s overall performance score is the weighted combination of its charge success rate and uptime (50% each).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It offers <strong>a unique, independent data-driven benchmark<\/strong> for operational reliability, energy delivery, and performance across the EV charging ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section aria-label=\"Top 50 AC chargers: strong consistency, tight competition\" class=\"bg-transparent text-charcoal mb-0 rounded-section\">\n    <div class=\"max-w-4xl mx-auto text-left\">\n                <div class=\"pill-label mb-8 \">\n            AC CHARGING        <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"h2 mb-10 \">\n                Top 50 AC chargers: strong consistency, tight competition            <\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"text-lg mb-10 \">\n            <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24449\" src=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Top-10-DC-Charge-Points-1-1-1024x335-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Top-10-DC-Charge-Points-1-1-1024x335-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Top-10-DC-Charge-Points-1-1-1024x335-1-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Top-10-DC-Charge-Points-1-1-1024x335-1-150x49.png 150w, https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Top-10-DC-Charge-Points-1-1-1024x335-1-768x251.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s recharging landscape, alternating current (AC) charging stations are the majority, especially in Europe, where they are used in most residential and commercial parking lots. Although slower than DC fast charging stations, they offer a reliable, efficient, and cheaper solution for daily recharging.<\/p>\n<p>In Monta&#8217;s 2025 Top 50 AC ranking, <strong>the first place is held by Mennekes (AMTRON Professional, Germany)<\/strong> with a score of 94.65, followed by <strong>Etrel (INCH Pro, Slovenia)<\/strong> at 93.58 and <strong>Zaptec (Pro, Norway)<\/strong> at 93.51. Swedish brand Nexblue places two models in the top 10 \u2014 Edge (4th, 93.36) and Edge 2 (10th, 91.93) \u2014 alongside Easee, with Charge (5th, 93.01) and Home (8th, 92.50).<\/p>\n<p>The gap between first and tenth place stands at 2.72 points, and less than 4.5 between first and 25th, reflecting a high level of consistency among the top-ranked models.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  aria-label=\"List of Top 50 AC chargers\"  class=\" mt-0\">\n        <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-12 md:mb-18 mb-10\">\n        <div class=\" md:col-span-12 text-center \">\n             <h2 class=\"mb-10\">  List of Top 50 AC chargers  <\/h2>         <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"rich-text \">\n        <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-uA9PW\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"Top 50 AC Chargers - Q1 2025 - by Monta\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/bWHWC\/3\/\" height=\"1019\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Table\" data-external=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";r.style.height=d}}}))}();\n<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/script><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n<section aria-label=\"Want to improve your hardware performance?\" class=\"bg-black text-white  rounded-section\">\n    <div class=\"max-w-4xl mx-auto text-center\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"h2 mb-10 \">\n                Want to improve your hardware performance?            <\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"text-lg mb-10 \">\n            <p>Monta\u2019s Hardware Portal\u00a0bridges the gap between manufacturers and their charge points in the field, offering real-time visibility and control post-sale. Improve quality, streamline operations, and boost your sales in the growing EV charging market.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"flex flex-col md:flex-row gap-4 justify-center\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/products\/hardware-portal\/\"                 class=\"btn-primary-blue\">\n                Discover the Hardware Portal            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section aria-label=\"Top 10 DC chargers: high performers in a competitive segment\" class=\"bg-transparent text-charcoal mb-0 rounded-section\">\n    <div class=\"max-w-4xl mx-auto text-left\">\n                <div class=\"pill-label mb-8 \">\n            DC CHARGING        <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"h2 mb-10 \">\n                Top 10 DC chargers: high performers in a competitive segment            <\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"text-lg mb-10 \">\n            <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24451\" src=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Top-10-DC-Charge-Points-2-1024x335-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Top-10-DC-Charge-Points-2-1024x335-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Top-10-DC-Charge-Points-2-1024x335-1-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Top-10-DC-Charge-Points-2-1024x335-1-150x49.png 150w, https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Top-10-DC-Charge-Points-2-1024x335-1-768x251.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Direct current (DC) charging stations enable fast charging of electric cars, thanks to significantly reduced charging times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italy&#8217;s Alpitronic dominates<\/strong> the 2025 ranking with five models in the top 10, taking the top four positions: HYC 400 leads with a score of 96.54, followed by HYC 200 (96.46) and HYC 300 (95.16) completing the top three, and HYC 150 in 4th place (94.16). Finland&#8217;s Kempower places two models in the ranking, with C-Series 5th at 93.85 and S-Series 8th at 91.51.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  aria-label=\"List of Top 10 DC chargers\"  class=\" mt-0\">\n        <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-12 md:mb-18 mb-10\">\n        <div class=\" md:col-span-6 \">\n             <h2 class=\"mb-10\">  List of Top 10 DC chargers  <\/h2>         <\/div>\n                <div class=\"intro md:col-start-8 md:col-span-5\">\n            <div class=\"rich-text\"><p>Scores range from 96.54 to 91.02, a gap of 5.52 points, reflecting how competitive the fast-charging segment has become at the top end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"rich-text \">\n        <p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-8j1Jp\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"Top 10 DC chargers - Q1 2025 - by Monta\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/8j1Jp\/1\/\" height=\"456\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Table\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";r.style.height=d}}}))}();<\/script><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n<section aria-label=\"How is the performance score calculated?\" class=\"bg-black text-white  rounded-section\">\n            <div class=\"pill-label mb-8 border-white text-white\">\n            Calculation        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"grid md:grid-cols-2 grid-cols-1 gap-24\">\n        \n        <div>\n                            <h2 class=\"h2 mb-10\">\n                    How is the performance score calculated?                <\/h2>\n                        <h4 class=\"h4  mb-4\">The performance score is calculated from two core indicators.<\/h4>\n<p><b>Charge success rate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 The share of sessions that completed without interruption and delivered energy. We count as failures for this rate: (a) charges that failed due to hardware (by our failure classification), and (b) charges that delivered less than 1 kWh. User-related issues\u2014authorization, payment, insufficient funds, user cancellation\u2014are not counted as failures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Uptime (availability) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 The share of time a charging station is technically operational and available. Uptime is computed only for charge points that have been updated (had activity) within the last 14 days, so permanently disconnected or decommissioned hardware is excluded from uptime after 14 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>It is currently rolled out on our real-time data.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <div>\n            <div style=\"padding: 50px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 8px; color: #fff; height: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: User satisfaction (post-session feedback from EV drivers) is still collected on the platform. In 2025 we refined the methodology so that the ranking is based only on metrics that can be clearly traced to hardware performance (charge success rate and uptime). User ratings remain valuable for the overall experience but are not included in this hardware-focused ranking.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  aria-label=\"Ranking methodology\"  class=\"bg-grey text-black  rounded-section\">\n    <div class=\"\">\n                    <div class=\"pill-label text-primary-blue border-primary-blue mb-10\">Methodology<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-8 md:gap-22 h-full\">\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col  md:sticky md:top-25 md:self-start \">\n                <div>\n                     <h2  class=\"h2 mb-6 md:mb-10 col-end-2\">Ranking methodology  <\/h2>                                         <div class=\"rich-text intro md:mb-10 mb-5\">\n                        <p>Monta\u2019s engineers have developed an objective rating system for charging stations based on field data. The framework uses the two indicators &#8211; Charge success rate and Uptime (availability) above to reflect the quality and reliability of charging stations as experienced by electric vehicle drivers. Both indicators have a 50% weight in the overall score.<\/p>\n<div class=\"group relative inline-flex gap-2 bg-bg-300 rounded-xl pl-2.5 py-2.5 break-words text-text-100 transition-all max-w-[75ch] flex-col !px-4 max-w-[85%]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row gap-2 relative\">\n<div class=\"flex-1\">\n<div class=\"font-large !font-user-message grid grid-cols-1 gap-2 py-0.5 relative\" data-testid=\"user-message\">\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Models are ordered by this performance score (higher score = better performance). We publish separate rankings for AC and DC models and show the top 50 AC and top 10 DC that meet the inclusion criteria. The ranking therefore reflects which models are most reliable in the field, and allows comparison across the ecosystem and over time (e.g. impact of software updates).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n            \n            \n            <div class=\"h-auto md:pr-6\">\n                                                                                                <div class=\" pb-6 md:pb-8  md:pl-6 md:pr-16 w-full flex flex-row gap-6 md:gap-10 items-start\" style=\" border-bottom: 1px solid; border-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(163, 163, 163, 0), rgb(163, 163, 163), rgba(163, 163, 163, 0)) 1; \">\n                                        <div class=\"flex-shrink-0\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3-layers.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-10 h-10 object-contain\" title=\"\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                                <h4 class=\"h4  mb-4\">Inclusion<\/h4>\n\n                                                <div class=\"rich-text paragraph \">\n                            <p>Models are included only if they meet: at least 100 stations (AC) or 30 stations (DC) connected to our platform, and at least 100 charges per day on average over the last 7 days. Models below these thresholds are excluded.<\/p>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\" py-6 md:py-8  md:pl-6 md:pr-16 w-full flex flex-row gap-6 md:gap-10 items-start\" style=\" border-bottom: 1px solid; border-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(163, 163, 163, 0), rgb(163, 163, 163), rgba(163, 163, 163, 0)) 1; \">\n                                        <div class=\"flex-shrink-0\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/activity.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-10 h-10 object-contain\" title=\"\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                                <h4 class=\"h4  mb-4\">Score calculation over time<\/h4>\n\n                                                <div class=\"rich-text paragraph \">\n                            <p>The two indicators are computed daily using a rolling 7-day window. For year-to-date and annual rankings, we use every day in the reporting period (1 January to 31 December 2025). Each model\u2019s overall performance score is the weighted combination of its charge success rate and uptime (50% each).<\/p>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\" py-6 md:py-8  md:pl-6 md:pr-16 w-full flex flex-row gap-6 md:gap-10 items-start\" style=\" border-bottom: 1px solid; border-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(163, 163, 163, 0), rgb(163, 163, 163), rgba(163, 163, 163, 0)) 1; \">\n                                        <div class=\"flex-shrink-0\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/file-text.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-10 h-10 object-contain\" title=\"\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                                <h4 class=\"h4  mb-4\">Note<\/h4>\n\n                                                <div class=\"rich-text paragraph \">\n                            <p>User satisfaction (post-session feedback from EV drivers) is still collected on the platform. In 2025 we refined the methodology so that the ranking is based only on metrics that can be clearly traced to hardware performance (charge success rate and uptime). User ratings remain valuable for the overall experience but are not included in this hardware-focused ranking.<\/p>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\" py-6 md:py-8  md:pl-6 md:pr-16 w-full flex flex-row gap-6 md:gap-10 items-start\" style=\"\">\n                                        <div class=\"flex-shrink-0\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/award.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-10 h-10 object-contain\" title=\"\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                                <h4 class=\"h4  mb-4\">About the ranking<\/h4>\n\n                                                <div class=\"rich-text paragraph \">\n                            <p>Models are ordered by this performance score (higher score = better performance). We publish separate rankings for AC and DC models and show the top 50 AC and top 10 DC that meet the inclusion criteria. The ranking therefore reflects which models are most reliable in the field, and allows comparison across the ecosystem and over time (e.g. impact of software updates).<\/p>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-27883","campaign","type-campaign","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign\/27883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/campaign"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}