Polestar Aims To Improve Charging Convenience In Europe

Polestar has teamed up with Plugsurfing in Europe in order to improve EV public charging convenience before initial Polestar 2 customer deliveries kick off. The ‘2’ is now available in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

Plugsurfing is offering over 195,000 compatible EV charging points, while also providing a convenient solution to accessing and paying for electricity from multiple public charging service providers.

“This international European partnership with Plugsurfing is the first of these solutions and it paves the way for more partnerships which will also include national and local solutions,” said Polestar CEO, Thomas Ingenlath.

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Through this partnership, the Swedish brand can offer its customers the flexibility to charge easily when traveling abroad. What Plugsurfing does is they basically remove any such requirements as needing foreign bank accounts or local mobile phone numbers in order to charge your vehicle in other countries.

“The Plugsurfing RFID tag, which will be supplied as standard with every new Polestar 2 in Europe, allows owners to reduce the number of apps, accounts and authentication processes required to charge their cars from the thousands of different charging service providers in the region. Customers will register an account with Plugsurfing, and thus benefit from one payment and authentication solution rather than requiring unique apps and accounts for a multitude of charging service providers.”

Upon receiving their car, future Polestar 2 owners will be advised with regards to the charging infrastructure and how to utilize the Plugsurfing solution.