Porsche opens ninth Charging Lounge in Germany
Like Porsche’s other Charging Lounges, the new site features DC charging with up to 400kW capacity: in this case, across six different fast-charging points. Porsche states that 400kW power is available regardless of whether or not all charging points are used simultaneously. According to the German automaker, this means a current-gen Porsche Taycan can charge from 10 to 80 per cent in 18 minutes; a Macan in 21.
It’s located by the Evendorf / Nordheide Autobahn exit, making it the second charging lounge to open on the A7 – with the other being the Estenfeld site near Würzburg. It’s similar in style to the other Porsche Charging Lounges – exterior covered seating areas with speakers meet an inside seating area with lounge chairs, refreshments and snacks, two bathrooms and Wi-Fi.
Owners of other EVs aren’t able to use the lounge or the charging points, as both require a Porsche ID. This is verified using either licence plate recognition at the entry barriers, a Porsche Charging Card, or a QR code from the My Porsche App. VW Group states that all drivers have to do is store their vehicle registration in the My Porsche app in order to use the automated barriers.
Charging starts from €0.39 per kWh and can be paid for via the Porsche Charging Service Plus, which for €16.99 per month, enables Porsche drivers to charge for this price at both Charging Lounges and the charging locations of ‘preferred partners’ including Aral Pulse, Ionity, Audi, Porsche factories and Porsche dealerships. The tariff also permits customers to charge at €0.59 p/kWh at DC charging stations from other providers.
It’s important to note that the €0.39/kWh rate only applies to customers of the Porsche Charging Service Plus contract; if using the basic version, the Charging Lounge costs €0.49/kWh while roaming elsewhere costs €0.74/kWh.
In a statement, Porsche said: “The fast-charging station in Evendorf/Nordheide is the ninth exclusive charging lounge to open so far. The others are located in Bingen am Rhein, Estenfeld near Würzburg, Hamburg, Ingolstadt, Leonberg and Ringsheim in Germany, as well as Koblach in Austria and Nyon in Switzerland.”
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