Title: Polestar Charge costs: rates 2026 | EREVergelijken
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# 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?

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Checked on September 27, 2026

Short answer

As of September 27, 2026, Polestar Charge charges: monthly subscription none, start fee per session not public, surcharge own price per charger (in the app). The card score is 4.1/10. The extra cost per month cannot be worked out up front.

## 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 network](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-prices/)

## Subscriptions

| 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](https://www.polestar.com/nl/charging/charging-network/)
-   [Plugsurfing helpcentrum: How does the Polestar Charge subscription work?](https://support.plugsurfing.com/hc/en-us/articles/25549944863645-How-does-the-Polestar-Charge-subscription-work)
-   [Plugsurfing helpcentrum: How do I get started in the Polestar Charge app?](https://support.plugsurfing.com/hc/en-us/articles/9963365475357-How-do-I-get-started-in-the-Polestar-Charge-app)
-   [Plugsurfing: Polestar Charge subscription](https://plugsurfing.com/partners/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.

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Card 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 example Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 0 0 / 1
-   No subscription needed Entry plan without a monthly fee: 1 1 / 1
-   Start fee per session None: 1 · up to €0.35: 0.5 0 / 1

### Transparency

3.3/10 · weight 35%

-   Price shown before charging Yes: 1 (AFIR Art. 5(5)) 1 / 1
-   Price computable up front No, fixed or percentage surcharge: 1 · flat own kWh price: 0.5 0 / 1
-   All amounts public With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 0 / 1

### Usability

6.7/10 · weight 25%

-   Works across Europe Yes: 1 1 / 1
-   For any car No brand restriction: 1 0 / 1
-   Card and app Both: 1 · one of them: 0.5 1 / 1

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