IONITY
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| Company type | Joint venture |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive infrastructure |
| Headquarters | Munich , Germany |
Area served | Europe |
Key people | Jeroen van Tilburg (CEO), Torsten Kiedel |
| Products | Automotive industry |
| Owners | BMW Group, Mercedes-Benz Group, Ford Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Group, Volkswagen Group |
| Website | ionity |
IONITY operates as HPC charging network available for all electric vehicles across 24 countries in Europe.[1] It's a joint venture of the car manufacturers BMW Group, Ford Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Group, Mercedes-Benz AG, and Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche, along with BlackRock's Climate Infrastructure Platform as a financial investor. The company's headquarters is in Munich, Germany, with additional offices in Dortmund and outside Norway’s capital Oslo. IONITY enables roaming from electric mobility service providers (EMSPs) and offers the Plug & Charge technology for selected vehicles, alongside convenient payment options and subscription offers.[2]
Charging stations
[edit]- Charging capacity of up to 350 kW per point
- European charging standard Combined Charging System (CCS)[3]
- Located on major European highways
- Capable of charging certain cars (e.g. Porsche Taycan[4] Hyundai Ioniq 5,[5] Kia EV6[6]) up to 80 percent in just 18 minutes (in ideal conditions).[7]
- Charging stations have from 2 to 16 CCS plugs each, with 6.3 plugs per station on average as of August 2024.[8]
- Charging stations have slightly different design, depending on country and manufacturer.
- Most stations (in 2019) were produced by Tritium and ABB, and some by Porsche itself.[8]
- Roaming EMSP partners include the current member automotive brands, and a range of other mobility providers (Greenflux,[9] Paua,[10] Izivia[11])
The charging stations have been designed to support at least 350 kW at 800 Volt output.[12] The ABB HP charging stations have a liquid-cooled cable for 500 A (not on the Chademo port), at 400 V it allows for a maximum of 375 A (for 150 kW).[13] The Tritium Veefil PK350 charging stations have a liquid-cooled cable for 500 A, at a maximum of 950 V it allows for a maximum of 355 kW.[14] The Axon Easy 400 charging stations have a liquid-cooled cable for 500 A, at a maximum of 1000 V it allows for a maximum of 400 kW.[15] The Alpitronic Hypercharger HYC400 have a liquid-cooled cable for 500 A (and a 600 A boost), at a maximum of 1000 V it allows for a maximum of 400 kW.[16]
All charging locations have a grid connection that allows to supply all charging points with the maximum power even when fully used.[17] This requires the regular installation of a substation at each location.[18]
Members
[edit]Current members include BMW Group, Mercedes-Benz Group, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group. In November 2020 Hyundai Motor Group formally joined Ionity after announcing on September 9, 2019, that would bring Hyundai and Kia brands on board as strategic partners.[19]
Rollout
[edit]Ionity rollout table: number of open stations per country per quarter.[20][21]
| 2024_Q2 | 2021_Q1 | 2020_Q4 | 2020_Q3 | 2020_Q2 | 2020_Q1 | 2019_Q4 | 2019_Q3 | 2019_Q2 | 2019_Q1 | 2018_Q4 | 2018_Q3 | 2018_Q2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 138 | 100 | 99 | 90 | 88 | 79 | 69 | 53 | 39 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| France | 159 | 75 | 72 | 55 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | |
| Austria | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| Norway | 40 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Sweden | 39 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Switzerland | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Belgium | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Denmark | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 29 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Ireland | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Italy | 36 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Hungary | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Slovenia | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Finland | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Spain | 37 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Croatia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Estonia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Latvia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Poland | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Portugal | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 635 | 336 | 325 | 282 | 248 | 224 | 202 | 150 | 112 | 71 | 45 | 10 | 3 |
2017
[edit]The company claimed that a total of 20 stations would open to the public, located on major roads in multiple European countries through partnerships with Tank & Rast, Circle K and OMV.[1] By the end of 2017, no stations were open to the public.
Ionity bid for Europ-e[22][23] funding from the European Union and was awarded £39.1m to help develop its network, across 13 EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK.
2018
[edit]First Ionity charging station was opened on 24 April 2018 at Brohltal-Ost on the A61 motorway in Germany's Rhineland-Palatinate.[24]
By August 2018, 7 stations were open: 1 in Germany, 1 in Austria, 2 in France, 2 in Switzerland, and 1 in Denmark, with 4-6 chargers on each. 4 more stations are marked as coming soon.[25]
By October 2018, 10 stations with 4-6 CCS charger plugs were open, 20 stations are marked as "now building". Charging cost for the rest of 2018 was established as 8 (€8, or £8, or 8CHF depending on country) per charging session (no power or time restrictions). In Scandinavia the session fee will be 80 NOK / SEK / DKK. The European Union countries currently remaining without published plans for Ionity chargers include: Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and the UK.[26]
By the end of 2018, 47 stations on map are marked open and 45 as now building.[27]
2019
[edit]The 100th charging station was open to public in Rygge, Norway on 27 May 2019.[28] On 20 December 2019 200th charging station was completed.[29]
2020
[edit]In 2017, Ionity planned to have "implemented and operate about 400 fast charging stations across European major thoroughfares in 2020".[1]
In January 2020, Ionity announced that customers with no contract would be charged 0.79 euros per kWh.[30] The network was criticized for the 500% rate increase for those drivers without a subscription plan.[31] German automakers shared discounted rates for Connected Mobility Service Providers network participants.[32] For example, Mercedes-Benz announced a reduced Ionity charging price of 0.29 euros per charged kilowatt hour for Mercedes' me Charge users.[33]
2021
[edit]Operating 336 charging stations with just over 1000 stalls at the end of Q1 2021, the network competes with Tesla supercharger's network with 6000 stalls and 600 stations in Europe at the same time. In August 2021, Volkswagen's CEO Herbert Diess, one of the main partners through Porsche, criticizes Ionity Charging Experience on LinkedIn, pointing that the service is simply not good enough with lack of stations, stalls, toilets, and refreshments, and with charging points out of service. "simply not premium".[34]
At the end of 2021 the network operated 401 charging stations with 1690 charging points.[35]
2022
[edit]At the end of 2022 the network operated 453 charging stations with 2068 charging points.[35]
2023
[edit]At the end of 2023 the network operated 594 charging stations with 3306 charging points.[35]
2024
[edit]The network operated 684 charging stations with 4359 charging points in 24 European countries by October 2024.[35]
The goal is to have 1000 charging stations with 9000 charging points by 2027.[35]
May 13th Jeroen van Tilburg has taken over the role as CEO. He replaced Michael Hajesch pursuing other ventures outside the company.[36]
IONITY has been awarded as the most efficient HPC network in the elvah Comprehensive Charging Market Report for Germany, I.2024 with charging stations located every 120 kilometers across Europe.[37]
The charging provider is recognized by Auto Bild and eMobility Excellence as the CPO with the highest charging point quality.[38]
The company has reached the first place among all tested fast charging providers in 2024 in a Report by Auto Club Europa.[39]
References
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- ^ "BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and the Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche form Joint Venture". press.bmwgroup.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
- ^ "Porsche Taycan to have 250 kW charging at launch, promised 350 kW coming in 2021". Electrek.
- ^ "Hyundai IONIQ 5 EV database".
- ^ "Kia EV6 EV database".
- ^ "Ioniq 5 charging". hyundai.com. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ a b "Ionity website - Our Network". ionity.eu. 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "Feel the freedom of our network". www.greenflux.com. 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "Networks". www.PauaTech.com. 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "IZIVIA Pass: Ionity, Indigo car parks… and many other networks". www.izivia.com. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ Daniel Bönninghause (2019-02-14). "Ionity rüstet Tritium-Standorte für 350-kW-Laden um". electrive.net.
- ^ "High Power Schnellladestation". ABB. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
Kapazität zum Laden von 400V und 800V Fahrzeugen/ Mit einem Ausgang von 375A .. ein 400V-Fahrzeug mit .. 150kW kontinuierlich laden/ Unterstützt CCS (500A flüssigkeitsgekühlte Kabel), CHAdeMO (200A) und GB (500A) Ladestandard/ Modulares System: 175 - 500kW
- ^ "PK350/350kW Specifications" (PDF). Veefill. 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Axon Easy 400 Technische Daten" (PDF). ekoenergetyka. February 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Product data sheet HYC400" (PDF). hypercharger by alpitronic. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Wird Ionity wieder zur Billig-Ladesäule? - Johanna Heckmann, Ionity. moove. Youtube. 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Netzanschlüsse für das IONITY-Netz von Schnellladestationen für Elektroautos". Alfen. 2019.
- ^ "IONITY WELCOMES NEW SHAREHOLDER HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP ON BOARD". 2019-09-09. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- ^ "IonityTracker". ionity.evapi.de. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ "Status Tracker for IONITY HPC". ionity.ev-info.eu. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ KOSTOV, Petre (2018-05-28). "2017-DE-TM-0064-W". Innovation and Networks Executive Agency - European Commission. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ "europ-e". europ-e.eu. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ "Ionity opens first charging station - ElecTrans". www.electrans.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ "Charging - ionity.eu". www.ionity.eu (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ "IONITY - WHERE AND HOW". ionity.eu. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "ionity.eu". Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ "IONITY achieves significant milestone: 100th High-Power-Charging (HPC-) Park goes into operation in Rygge, Norway - News storage - IONITY EU". ionity.eu. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Development of Ionity network size". ionity.evapi.de. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ Kane, Mark (2020-01-17). "IONITY Announces A kWh-Based Charger Pricing Plan". InsideEVs. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Benoit, Charles (2020-01-17). "IONITY to increase electric vehicle charging prices 500%". Electrek. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ Jonathan (2020-01-21). "IONITY network dramatically increases EV fast charging costs". Fleet Europe. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ Mercedes me Charge Offers Access To 300,000 Charging Points, Inside EVs, 21 January 2020
- ^ "Volkswagen's Herbert Diess Criticizes IONITY Charging Experience". insideevs.com. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ a b c d e "Ionity website - Our Netwrok". Ionity website. 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ https://www.electrive.net/2024/04/17/tesla-manager-van-tilburg-wird-ceo-von-ionity/
- ^ https://www.elvah.de/en
- ^ https://emobilityexcellence.com/en/
- ^ https://presse.ace.de/pressemitteilungen/presse-detail/news/start-der-ace-clubinitiative-hat-deutschland-ladepower/