Porsche has announced that it is expanding its charging service beyond Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Finland, where it was originally launched in May 2018.
This service has now become available in Great Britain, France, Spain and Norway (*Italy will follow soon).
Porsche’s Charging Service is a digital platform that finds the most suitable point for each vehicle. Instead of having to use different providers each time, users can register with Porsche and use its own payment service which comes at a pre-determined, fixed price for each market.
The free application and Porsche cars’ sat-nav then guide drivers to one of more than 49,000 charging points via Google Maps either on their smartphone (iOS and Android are supported) or their car’s infotainment app. Once there, they’ll be able to pay for charging their plug-in hybrid or EV through a QR code or with their Porsche ID Card they received by registering for the service, which serve as each customer’s identification.
Porsche has also introduced some new features, including updates on each charging point, information on the daily capacity of the charging station, and improved navigation.
Although the German automaker already offers PHEV versions of the Panamera and Cayenne, the timing of expanding this convenience occurs prior to the launch of the Taycan sports saloon, its first-ever battery-electric. This is expected to be joined by a number of new PHEVs and EVs, such as the Sport Turismo version of the Taycan, which was spied recently while testing.
