
Polestar Charge
Charging card · Polestar (platform: Plugsurfing)
- Subscription per month
- None
- Start fee per session
- Not public
- Surcharge on the charger price
- Own price per charger (in the app)
What does your charging cost with Polestar Charge?
Same charging habits, every card side by side
Checked on September 27, 2026
Card score
Limited · 4.1/10
Costs, transparency and usability, 9 public checks
- Costs (40%)3.3
- Transparency (35%)3.3
- Usability (25%)6.7
Costs
- Card (one-off)
- Not public
- Subscription per month
- None
- Start fee per session
- Not public
- Surcharge on the charger price
- Own price per charger (in the app)
You receive the RFID charging key at vehicle handover; for Polestar offers and app charging you must add the vehicle identification number (VIN). Polestar Charge runs on Plugsurfing's platform; prices per charge point in the app, including VAT under Plugsurfing's terms.
* Amount as the provider publishes it; the provider does not say whether it includes VAT.
Worked example
Extra cost per month on top of the charge point’s price at 100 kWh in 8 sessions at public chargers of €0.44 per kWh.
Cannot be worked out up front: this card charges its own price per charger, shown in the app.
Charging prices per networkSubscriptions
| Plan | Per month | Start | Surcharge | Example /mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polestar Charge (zonder abonnement)Free to use; prices set by the charging provider, current prices in the Polestar Charge app. | None | Not public | Own price per charger (in the app) | Not computable |
| Polestar Charge-abonnement€13.99 a month in the Netherlands (VAT basis not stated), renews monthly until cancelled. 30% off DC and HPC charging at selected partners in the Netherlands: Ionity, Fastned, Allego, Shell Recharge, Vattenfall and E-Flux; 30% off at IONITY across Europe. The discount applies to standard prices within Polestar Charge. | €13.99 | Not public | Own price per charger (in the app) | Not computable |
Where and for whom
- Works across Europe
- Yes
- Price shown before charging
- Yes
- Taking new customers
- Yes
- For whom
- ⚠
For whom: For Polestar drivers: you get the charging key at vehicle handover, and app charging and Polestar offers require adding the vehicle identification number (VIN).
Coverage: More than 1,000,000 charge points in Europe according to Polestar; subscription discounts with partners in 15 European countries.
Extras
ERE deal: No. No ERE offer mentioned on its own pages.
Home charging: Not found on its own website.
Contract: Subscription billed monthly to the chosen debit or credit card and renewed monthly until cancelled; cancel any time.
Good to know: Aimed at Polestar drivers. Plug & Charge on Polestar 4, Polestar 3 and Polestar 2 model year 2026.
Sources
- Polestar NL: openbaar opladen met Polestar Charge
- Plugsurfing helpcentrum: How does the Polestar Charge subscription work?
- Plugsurfing helpcentrum: How do I get started in the Polestar Charge app?
- Plugsurfing: Polestar Charge subscription
Checked on September 27, 2026
Price history
What changed at Polestar Charge
We record every check of our data, since September 27, 2026. Latest check: October 21, 2026. Corrections of our own mistakes do not count as changes.
- Subscription per month
- €0.00 per month
- unchanged
- Charging card score
- 4.1/10
- unchanged
No changes seen since September 27, 2026. When a price, term or score changes, this shows when, and from what to what.
All trends: electricity price, charging and ERECard score
Card score 4.1: how it is calculated
Nine public checks, the same for every card. Anything not public earns 0 points.
Costs
3.3/10 · weight 40%- Cost in the worked exampleCheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 00 / 1
- No subscription neededEntry plan without a monthly fee: 11 / 1
- Start fee per sessionNone: 1 · up to €0.35: 0.50 / 1
Transparency
3.3/10 · weight 35%- Price shown before chargingYes: 1 (AFIR Art. 5(5))1 / 1
- Price computable up frontNo, fixed or percentage surcharge: 1 · flat own kWh price: 0.50 / 1
- All amounts publicWith VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.50 / 1
Usability
6.7/10 · weight 25%- Works across EuropeYes: 11 / 1
- For any carNo brand restriction: 10 / 1
- Card and appBoth: 1 · one of them: 0.51 / 1