Porsche has opened its first ‘Charging Lounge’, which aims to provide a more luxurious feel to the electric car experience.
Located in Germany, the ‘Charging Lounge’ is available to drivers of electric and hybrid Porsche models, and looks to offer a ‘state-of-the-art’ method of charging an EV.
Currently, many electric car charging stations are located in car parks or motorway service stations, but Porsche is looking to make a more premium experience for EV owners with its new Lounges.
The first Lounge features six 300kW chargers, which are capable of charging the battery of Porsche’s electric Taycan from five to 80 per cent in around 23 minutes, as well as four slower chargers for plug-in hybrid models.
Oliver Blume, chairman of Porsche, said: “Porsche has mapped out an ambitious path towards electrification. By 2030 we want over 80 per cent of the cars that we deliver to be all-electric. This ambitious ramp-up requires a high-performance and dense fast-charging network.
#Porsche is planning to set up its own fast-charging stations along some of Europe’s key routes. As a pilot site, the first Porsche Charging Lounge is opening today outside Bingen am Rhein. More: https://t.co/UPnw4H3gkI pic.twitter.com/eJvQGjObyN
— Porsche Newsroom (@PorscheNewsroom) July 25, 2023
“The exclusive Porsche Charging Lounges are making an important contribution to this. They are a barrier-free, sustainable and state-of-the-art addition to the existing network.”
The cost of charging is billed directly to the car, with a Porsche ID account needed to access the charging stations and lounge.
Porsche is only the second car firm after Tesla that is looking to establish its own charging locations. While this first site is said to be a pilot, the firm says it is planning further lounges in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
