{"id":195191,"date":"2026-10-06T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=195191"},"modified":"2026-10-06T08:59:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:59:52","slug":"ev-road-trip-to-albania-plenty-of-chargers-too-many-apps-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/10\/06\/ev-road-trip-to-albania-plenty-of-chargers-too-many-apps-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Roadtrip met een elektrische auto naar Albani\u00eb: genoeg oplaadpunten, te veel apps (deel 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Na 4.157 kilometer door negen landen hadden we zelden moeite om een stopplaats met stroom te vinden en hoefden we zelden in de rij te staan. Maar de wirwar van oplaadkaarten, apps, tarieven en betalingssystemen in Europa kan een simpele oplaadstop nog steeds tot een onnodig gedoe maken.<\/strong><\/p><p>Een ober in een bar in Gjirokast\u00ebr gaf waarschijnlijk de beste samenvatting van het opladen van elektrische auto\u2019s in Europa in 2026. Zoals we in deel 1 hebben beschreven, vonden we vrij gemakkelijk een Vega-oplaadpunt, maar konden we het met geen van onze kaarten activeren. 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