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Tap Electric

Tap Electric is a charger management platform and driver app for owners, installers and operators across the UK and Europe, run by Tap Electric B.V. The platform tier is free to the owner and funded by a service fee added to the driver's price.

One connection from the charger, two back offices next to each other

Connect your charger to Tap Electric

Your charger connects once, to Plugchoice, and the OCPP proxy relays its messages to Tap Electric. Nothing is migrated and nobody visits the site.

  • Point the charger at PlugchoiceSet its OCPP server to ws://ocpp.plugchoice.com, or add the charger in the app.
  • Add Tap Electric to the chargerOpen the charger's back offices in the app or the web portal, search for Tap Electric and pick it.
  • Give Tap Electric the Billing roleTap Electric then decides which cards may charge. The Plugchoice app and web portal keep working next to it.
  • Switch it off with one toggleOnly the relay to Tap Electric stops. The charger stays connected to Plugchoice.

How the OCPP proxy works

Tap Electric at a glance

From our records.

On Plugchoice

On our list
Supported compatible through standard OCPP
Connects through
The Plugchoice proxy, over OCPP 1.6J
Role it usually takes
Billing

Tap Electric

Questions about Tap Electric

Point the charger at ws://ocpp.plugchoice.com, then add Tap Electric to it in the app or the web portal. Tap Electric gets the charger's messages through the OCPP proxy, and the charger needs no new settings when you add or remove it.

Yes. Add Tap Electric to the charger with the Billing role, and Plugchoice runs next to it on the same connection.

Yes. While Tap Electric holds the Billing role, it decides which cards may charge.

Only the relay to Tap Electric stops. The charger stays connected to Plugchoice, the app and the web portal keep working, and your own card list decides who may charge.

Chargers that speak OCPP 1.6J, depending on model, firmware and configuration. See the charger database

The Plugchoice platform and the OCPP proxy are free. Tap Electric sets its own prices. See Plugchoice and Tap Electric compared

Download the app

Add your charger, then add Tap Electric as its back office.

About this page

Tap Electric and the Tap Electric logo are trademarks of their respective owner. All other names, logos and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This page is published independently by Plugchoice and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Tap Electric. Every detail about Tap Electric was taken from publicly available sources and was accurate to the best of our knowledge on the date shown. Products and terms change often, so please confirm the current details with Tap Electric before relying on them.

Sources: Our operator records, our integration list and tapelectric.app.