Switzerland - Porsche Charging Service prices vs Operator prices

[ferdiaz]

Hi team,

I have been enjoying the ownership of my new-to-me Taycan CT since last October. As this is my first BEV, little by little, I am trying to familiarise myself with all the idiosyncrasies of this type of car. Some may find the discovery & familiarisation process frustrating. I do find it exciting, I am that weird

Anyway, cutting to the chase here: I am a cheapskate. Due to that, I am doing my best to find the cheapest way to charge at a given operator within CH, when this is required.

Currently, I am subscribed to the free tier of the Porsche Charging Service. Within this tier, there's no concept of preferred operator, and according to Porsche, the price list is defined as:

• Monthly fee: CHF 0.00
• AC charging: CHF 0.54/kWh
• DC charging: CHF 0.74/kWh
• Porsche Charging Lounge: CHF 0.49/kWh
• Blocking fee: CHF 0.20 (after 60 min. in DC charging/after 240 min. in AC charging)

However, when using the service and checking the actual price charged after the charging session is completed, I found that this does not correspond to the prices published above.

This weekend, I was able to charge two times in two different Ionity stations, and in both I got charged CHF 0.68/kWh. Also, I was able to charge in a small 2-stall DC station in FR, and I also got charged CHF 0.68/kWh.

So do you know why the source for this discrepancy? Have you observed this before? I won't complain for it being cheaper than expected... I am just genuinely curious about whether I am missing something here.

In any case, the main reason for this post is to ask you whether you can give recommendations based on experience, where charging with the operator's specific app (using their free tier) is cheaper than charging with the Porsche card. For example, Ionity is currently charging CHF 0.76/kWh, which is more expensive than the CHF 0.68/kWh I get via the Porsche Charging Service. With Fastned it's a similar story, as their free tier costs CHF 0.73/kWh.

With Gofast, however, I found that using the Swisscharge app, I got charged CHF 0.59/kWh in the service station in the Wallensee. So in this case, the Porsche Charging Service would be more expensive.

What are your recommendations?

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[chun]

My recommendation is to choose subscription and stick to it.

Ionity sub is preatty good and cheap; and gives you 0.39 or so.

Porsche plus subscription is better for me, as I get ionity, aral and some other one + gofast at 0.39

The mega fast 450kw gofast places are actually free if you pay by card. There’s like 4 of them in all of Switzerland tho.

The free porsche subscription is a scam, it’s often cheaper without it.

When going to Italy it’s also worth checking the apps of the chargers, if you can be bothered with it, as it is also often cheaper than even the porsche plus subscription

And nothing beats charging at home or in an electric parking rented with Zaptec charger.

Public 22kw chargers with Swisscharge are also preatty cheap usually

 

[ferdiaz]

My recommendation is to choose subscription and stick to it.

Ionity sub is preatty good and cheap; and gives you 0.39 or so.

Porsche subscription is better for me, as I get ionity, aral and some other one + gofast at 0.39

The mega fast 450kw gofast places are actually free if you pay by card. There’s like 4 of them in all of Switzerland tho.

The free porsche subscription is a scam, it’s often cheaper without it.

Thanks for the reply!

Thing is, I very rarely need to resort to DC charging. Perhaps once every two months or so, so I find it hard to justify having to pay a sub that I won't be using. Unless, you mean, starting a subscription if I plan to travel, so that I can use it during that month, and then cancel it.

In that case, that could be an option. I had not thought about it. Thanks!

 

[Sly_North]

One can check in the My Porsche app the cost of charging at a charger. In my experience, it's been reliable. And it can be a bit cheaper than others. At least with the original "Charging Service Taycan" or with the paid "Charging Service Plus". The free "Charging Service" (short; the free subscription once the original service Taycan finished) doesn't seem to have interesting prices per kW anywhere.

I'm still on the original free "Charging Service Taycan" charging service for a few months, and it gives: Ionity at 0.37 CHF/kWh, many fast charger at 0.38 CHF/kWh + 0.35 CHF/min. For example at Migros station, it's a bit cheaper than the Migros app's 0.59CHF/kWh.

Tesla before 9AM is still the cheaper, at 0.26 or 0.33 CHF/kWh with the paid membership. After 9AM, Ionity is the cheapest (and at a faster charging speed than Tesla SC).

I have used only the Porsche free charging service that came with the car, and Tesla membership. Other networks all seem more expensive to me.
Compared to Ionity, Porsche's subscriptions are a bit more expensive, but give better price per kWh.
The interesting part of the Plus service is the preferred price at GoFast and Move.

 

[Al Faromeo]

I'm very happy with my Ionity subscription.
I charged at the GVA Porsche center destination charger for CHF 0,39 per kWh.

All over Europe (personally experienced Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Switzerland) prices are around the same: 0,39 DC and AC at Ionity and partners, 0,39 AC everywhere and 0.59 for DC everywhere else.

With my 2.000 km/month I'm doing well, being dependent on public chargers, since living in an apartment, nor driveway and no solar panels...

 

[Sly_North]

Looks like a new alternative showed up: Electra+, 10 CHF/month then 0.39 CHF/kWh at Electra, EDITED and 0.64 chf/kWH at Ionity and a few other networks.

Quite well placed on ChargeGuide.ch
I'll be tempted when my original Charging Service ends in a few months...

 

[chun]

Looks like a new alternative showed up: Electra+, 10 CHF/month then 0.39kWh at Electra, Ionity and a few other networks.

That is actually a preatty good deal.
Fastned is more common than GoFast that porsche subscription offers.
And electra is avaliable in switzerland and north italy, as opposed to Aral which is only avaliable in south of germany, offered by porsche.

Never heard of Atlante, and I can't find any location on my maps.

That being said, Porsche's sub offers all those partener networks at 0.39 (porsche/wv/audi, ionity, gofast, aral in germany / zunder in france and spain / Eldrive & Fines in east europe) + preferential rates at many 11kw locations (0.49-0.59 instead of 0.79-0.89). A bit more hassle free for me, so I think it still remains the best one... but of course, it;s 17 chf a month, so almost double.

 

[Sly_North]

That being said, Porsche's sub offers all those partener networks at 0.39 (porsche/wv/audi, ionity, gofast, aral in germany

The thing unclear to me with Porsche's ChgServPlus : the preferred tarifs with GOFAST valid only until July 14, 2026. Will it be renewed? No idea, could not find the information.

Valid charging prices and price changes:
* Preferred partners: Porsche Sales & Marketplace (f. e. participating Porsche Dealerships), Porsche Charging Lounge, Porsche Factory, IONITY, Audi Charging Hubs, Aral pulse in Germany (until 31.08.2026), Iberdrola in Spain & Portugal (until 21.12.2028), Zunder in Spain & France (until 31.12.2026), GOFAST in Switzerland (until 14.07.2026), Eldrive in Lithuania, Bulgaria & Romania (until 31.12.2026), Fines Charging in Bulgaria (until 31.12.2026).

Atlante is present in IT + FR + SP : https://atlante.energy/#mapsBlock

GOFAST seems to have many more chargers, though:

Electra seems to be very concentrated in Belgium, then Swizterland and France, a bit in Germany and a small presence in Germany, Spain and Austria.

 

[Sly_North]

And they have their own version of Plug And Charge :

• Activate it and do one charge with in=app activation.
• They'll remember the certificate of the car.
• Next time it's plugged-in, the car should be recognized.

This would require the Porsche Connect service.... An additional 24chf or so.

I'm more and more tempted.

 

[Sly_North]

There's a promo code "EASTERPLUS" that gives 2 free months of subscription. Supposedly valid until tomorrow 4 April.

I edited the first post: it's 0.39 chf/kWH at Electra chargers, and 0.64 chf/kWH at the partners (Ionity, Fastnet...)

 

[Sly_North]

Quizz: at a Porsche Zentrum, should one use the Porsche Charging Service, or the free without subscription AMAG app?

 

[chun]

Quizz: at a Porsche Zentrum, should one use the Porsche Charging Service, or the free without subscription AMAG app?

Couldn't replicate it; to me it gives 1.14 CHF per kw, same charger

But the app seems better

 

[Sly_North]

Couldn't replicate it; to me it gives 1.14 CHF per kw, same charger

But the app seems better

One needs to create an AMAG account, and I think to add a car (my Taycan in my case) in the app's garage.

I was not expecting this price there... I've heard about the "Porsche tax", but this is ridiculous

 

[anonymouse]

In my travels through FR DE NL ES GB PT etc I have found that the Porsche Charging Service Plus is a very good deal - it;s cheaper than native prices on many networks. And simpler than messing around with multiple accounts for different networks. To the point that I’ve stopped using other cards and accounts altogether.

The exception is some AC charging where you want to park the car overnight at a hotel - their blocking charge can kick in before you get up in the morning which gets expensive very quickly.

However I don’t understand why some networks have expiry dates on the ”preferred” rates, eg Iberdrola in Spain. If these expire and aren’t renewed this might make the card less attractive.

 

[Sly_North]

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However I don’t understand why some networks have expiry dates on the ”preferred” rates, eg Iberdrola in Spain. If these expire and aren’t renewed this might make the card less attractive.

Yes that's the point which is making me hesitate: 17.- vs 10.- is no big deal. But if it gives me only Ionity in a few months, and GoFast is not renewed, it will lose much of its value.
Ionity is still my favorite network, quality wise (fiability, charging speed); but there's just not enough of them. GoFast (and Move) are a strong addition, making the ChgSvcPlus worth it.
I emailed contact@Porsche a few hours ago. Unsure I'll get any answer, but maybe?

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