A charging station for charging a vehicle battery of at least one electrically powered vehicle connected to said charging station by means of a pluggable charging connector adapted to transfer in a charging process electrical power from said charging station to the vehicle battery, wherein the charging station comprises: a charging controller, a medium temperature adjustment unit, and a pluggable charging connector and a charging cable, wherein the charging cable includes a medium feedline, and at least one controllable valve, wherein the controllable valve is provided in the charging cable or integrated in the pluggable charging connector, wherein the at least one controllable valve is controlled by the charging controller, wherein the controllable valve of said charging station is openable before, during and/or after said charging process to supply a medium with a suitable temperature into a battery conditioning unit of the vehicle to optimize the temperature of the vehicle battery for the charging process, wherein the medium temperature adjustment unit is adapted to adjust the medium temperature of the medium to the suitable temperature before supplying the medium via the opened controllable valve of the charging station to the battery conditioning unit of the vehicle, wherein the charging station comprises a first communication interface for providing communication between the charging controller of the charging station and a battery management unit of the vehicle via the plugged-in charging connector of the charging station and a second wireless communication interface for providing communication between the charging controller of the charging station and the battery management unit of a remote vehicle approaching the charging station, and wherein the charging controller is adapted to receive a wireless transferred reservation message from the battery management unit of the vehicle, for processing the received message and reserving a corresponding time slot for the future charging process of the approaching vehicle, wherein the charging controller controls the medium temperature adjustment unit to adapt the temperature of the medium in advance before the vehicle arrives at the charging station so that the medium with the suitable temperature is already available when the vehicle is connected to the charging station via the charging cable. a charging controller, a medium temperature adjustment unit, and a pluggable charging connector and a charging cable, wherein the charging cable includes a medium feedline, and at least one controllable valve, wherein the controllable valve is provided in the charging cable or integrated in the pluggable charging connector, wherein the at least one controllable valve is controlled by the charging controller, wherein the controllable valve of said charging station is openable before, during and/or after said charging process to supply a medium with a suitable temperature into a battery conditioning unit of the vehicle to optimize the temperature of the vehicle battery for the charging process, wherein the medium temperature adjustment unit is adapted to adjust the medium temperature of the medium to the suitable temperature before supplying the medium via the opened controllable valve of the charging station to the battery conditioning unit of the vehicle, wherein the charging station comprises a first communication interface for providing communication between the charging controller of the charging station and a battery management unit of the vehicle via the plugged-in charging connector of the charging station and a second wireless communication interface for providing communication between the charging controller of the charging station and the battery management unit of a remote vehicle approaching the charging station, and wherein the charging controller is adapted to receive a wireless transferred reservation message from the battery management unit of the vehicle, for processing the received message and reserving a corresponding time slot for the future charging process of the approaching vehicle, wherein the charging controller controls the medium temperature adjustment unit to adapt the temperature of the medium in advance before the vehicle arrives at the charging station so that the medium with the suitable temperature is already available when the vehicle is connected to the charging station via the charging cable.