Polestar introduces Plug & Charge for European Polestar 3 customers

Polestar has introduced Plug & Charge to its new flagship SUV, the Polestar 3, and its Polestar Charge App for European customers.

Acting like a digital wallet, the car authenticates the user and communicates directly with compatible public chargers, allowing for automatic processing and removing the usual steps of setting up a charging session. 

After arriving at the location, customers can plug their Polestar 3 into the charging station and enjoy a seamless charging process. Plug & Charge is available at 9500 fast charging points, including some Ionity and Mer locations.

 “With Plug & Charge, we offer a premium service to Polestar 3 customers that makes charging their car on the road as easy and hassle-free as possible,” Polestar CTO Lutz Stiegler says. 

“This advanced technology will make a real difference to customers’ day-to-day life, and we’re excited to bring it to Polestar 3 first, with other models in our range to follow soon after,” he says.  

This new functionality means Polestar 3 drivers no longer need to select the correct charging location, confirm which individual charger they are connected to, and then initiate payment to authenticate the charging session via the Polestar Charge App or with the Polestar Charge card. When Plug & Charge is activated, the car communicates directly with the charger itself, and payment is processed directly – removing multiple steps from the traditional process.*

Polestar 3 drivers should activate the function in the vehicle’s charging settings and connect it to the Polestar Charge App (or other E-mobility Service Provider). 

The Polestar Charge app offers access to 800,000 public charging points across Europe and subscription-based fast charging with discounted rates at thousands of public charging locations. This ensures that Plug & Charge is more convenient for customers and better value.

More Polestar models will gain the Plug & Charge functionality in 2025.