Tariff pricing built as network infrastructure
As a charger operator, are you charging every driver the same price?
Fleet drivers, hotel guests, employees, and public users have different relationships with your network, with different willingness to pay. Monta’s tariff engine is built as network infrastructure: define your pricing rules once in Monta Hub and the platform enforces the right price at every session, across every site, at any scale.
- 330k+
- Active chargers
- running Monta tariffs
- 230K+
- Public marketplace
- chargers with live tariffs
- 1M+
- Roaming chargers
- with resolved tariffs
- 1000+
- Operators
- running custom tariff configurations
One fixed tariff fits no one. It just costs you margin.
- Same kWh rate for every driver regardless of who they are or how they access the network
- Price groups let you run public, member, roaming and partner rates on the same charger simultaneously
- Fixed tariff absorbs every electricity price spike directly into your margin with no mechanism to respond
- Spot pricing automatically tracks market rates with a configurable margin on top, no manual updates needed
- 8am and 2am earn exactly the same, demand peaks are missed and revenue is left on the table
- Peak, off-peak and overnight rates set on a schedule, applied automatically across your entire network
- No floor on prices when spot rates spike, your margin is exposed with no automatic protection
- Price floor and ceiling protects margin during electricity spikes while passing savings to drivers when prices are low
- Charger sits occupied after a session ends with no revenue consequence and no way to recover availability
- Per-minute idle fee kicks in automatically once charging completes, recovering availability without manual enforcement
- Each partner negotiation means a new manual pricing process, tracked separately and prone to errors
- Assign a negotiated rate to a partner once, applied automatically to every session they initiate across your network
Every dimension of your tariff strategy, managed from one place
Price groups per user segment
- Run public, member, fleet and partner rates on the same charger
- Resolved automatically at session start
Spot and market-linked tariffs. Monta-maintained or operator-configured
- Link your tariff to real-time electricity spot prices with a margin on top
- Monta maintains the market feed by default, zero setup
- Or configure your own source, margin, and floor via Hub or API
Different rates for different times. Applied automatically.
- Set peak, off-peak, and overnight rates on a schedule
- Earn a premium during high-demand hours
- Attract drivers with lower overnight rates
- Applied across every charger in your network automatically
Component-based pricing
- Combine per-kWh, per-minute, and session start fees in a single tariff
- Precise control over how you monetize every session
Idle fees and post-charge penalties
- Per-minute fee that kicks in once charging completes
- Recover charger availability with no manual enforcement
Bilateral partner and fleet rates
- Assign a negotiated rate to a partner or fleet once
- Applied automatically on every session they initiate, across every site
See where your price sits in the market
- See how your tariff compares to nearby chargers
- Shows market distribution, median, and where you sit
- Make informed pricing decisions without manual research
Turn pricing complexity into automated infrastructure
Configure once. The right price applies every time, everywhere.
Monta’s tariff engine operates as core pricing infrastructure for your network. At session start, it resolves the correct price based on who’s charging, which charger they’re on, and which access rules apply. Simultaneously, across every site in your estate. No manual calculation. No reconciliation. No exceptions, whether you operate 10 chargers or 10,000.
Design your tariff structure
Create price groups for each segment, public, member, fleet, partner. Configure each: fixed kWh, spot-linked, time of use schedule, or a combination. Via Hub or API.
Preview revenue before going live
Use the tariff simulator to model what your price structure would earn against real historical session data. Adjust and compare before committing.
Assign to chargers and users
Attach each price group to the right chargers and access groups. A single charger can serve guests, staff, and a contracted fleet simultaneously, each at their own rate.
Monta runs it from here
Every session is priced correctly at start, no manual calculation, no exceptions. Spot rates updated automatically. Time of use schedules fire on time. Across every site, every day.
FAQs
Can I charge different prices to different types of users on the same charger?
Yes. Price groups let you run multiple rates on a single charger simultaneously; public, member, fleet, partner, and roaming each get their own rate. The right one is resolved automatically at session start based on who the driver is and how they accessed the charger. No manual decision required.
How does spot-linked pricing work, and what happens if electricity prices spike?
Spot-linked pricing tracks the real-time electricity spot market and adds your configured margin on top. You set a price floor so your margin is always protected during spikes, and a ceiling so drivers are not overcharged during extreme market moves. The engine updates automatically, you do not need to monitor or adjust pricing manually.
Can I set different tariffs per site, or does one tariff apply to my whole network?
Both. You can define tariffs that apply network-wide, or configure different price groups per site, per charger group, or per individual charger. Network-wide changes propagate instantly. Site-level overrides let you account for local energy costs, demand patterns, or commercial agreements without affecting the rest of the network.
How quickly do pricing changes take effect across my network?
Changes apply immediately to new sessions. Sessions already in progress are not affected, they complete at the rate that was active when the session started. There is no propagation delay across sites; the update is network-wide at the moment you save it.
Can I run promotions or offer discounted pricing for specific drivers or periods?
Yes. You can create discounted price groups and assign them to specific access groups, apply time-limited promotional rates, or configure free charging windows using the schedule feature. Promotions are configured once and applied automatically, no manual session overrides required.
Does idle fee pricing work for all charger types?
Idle fees apply to chargers that support post-charge status reporting via OCPP. You configure the per-minute rate and the grace period length. The grace period is a fee-free window after charging ends, drivers have time to unplug normally before the fee starts. This means the idle fee targets deliberate overstaying, not a slow walk back to the car.
Your pricing should work like infrastructure, not a spreadsheet
Define your pricing rules once. Monta enforces the right price at every session, across every site, for every driver type.