A charging station (1) for charging a vehicle battery (2A) of at least one electrically powered vehicle (2) connected to said charging station (1) by means of a pluggable charging connector (3) adapted to transfer in a charging process electrical power from said charging station (1) to the vehicle battery (2A), wherein a valve of said charging station (1) and/or of the vehicle (2) is opened before, during and/or after said charging process to supply a medium with a suitable temperature into a battery conditioning unit (2B) of the vehicle (2) to optimize the temperature of the vehicle battery (2A) for the charging process.