Ionity's Big UK Expansion

[Poshfpg]

Sounds like a win…free hot chocolates from Porsche and IONITY at 30p. ??

Thanks for your ongoing work on this, so useful and greatly appreciated.

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[simcity]

Greenock just opened…

 

[simcity]

Sheffield is on the way too. Hopefully not more than a few days to comish….

 

[4sCT21]

I can't wait for Leicester to open. I use MK and it's getting worse and worse. I end up waiting for longer than i need a quick 5 mins charge to get home. It's now full of Polestars who have a discount rate with IONITY. People also have no concept of charging above 85% at a public charger and how ineffiecient it is. So frustrating that they only have 4 chargers.

I know the MK pain all too well. Cars that should be on the 50kw BP chargers, sat on ionity wasting everyone's time. The ionity chargers should be able to recognise the car that's trying to hook upto them, and then kick off the ones that can not handle the juice ?

 

[Deleted member 7514]

I know the MK pain all too well. Cars that should be on the 50kw BP chargers, sat on ionity wasting everyone's time. The ionity chargers should be able to recognise the car that's trying to hook upto them, and then kick off the ones that can not handle the juice ?

Sadly people won’t as they have the great big discount on IONITY so not likely to use the many BP empty chargers sitting idle !

Might of course change once my 3 year discount ends next year and prices go up or i look to use another charging station..

 

[4sCT21]

Like you say, Ionity are at fault (to a point). Don't discount tariffs to car manufacturers / models that are not really suited to using them.

But ultimately manufacturers need to shift cars and discounted charging is an incentive for new customers.

Also there has to be a change in mindset. Fast chargers are for a quick top up, not a chance for you and your family to have a 5 course greggs supper and be away from your car for 1.5 hrs.

 

[Deleted member 7514]

Like you say, Ionity are at fault (to a point). Don't discount tariffs to car manufacturers / models that are not really suited to using them.

But ultimately manufacturers need to shift cars and discounted charging is an incentive for new customers.

Also there has to be a change in mindset. Fast chargers are for a quick top up, not a chance for you and your family to have a 5 course greggs supper and be away from your car for 1.5 hrs.

MK has no real facilities to encourage that but given IONITY are part owned by Porsche, Mercedes and BMW you would expect them to keep the passport scheme more exclusive. I know BMW also gave a BP offer on their cars too.

Ultimately IONITY want to maximise their income so they work out the offers with the car retailers.

 

[4sCT21]

MK has no real facilities to encourage that but given IONITY are part owned by Porsche, Mercedes and BMW you would expect them to keep the passport scheme more exclusive. I know BMW also gave a BP offer on their cars too.

Ultimately IONITY want to maximise their income so they work out the offers with the car retailers.

Genesis had a discounted rate of 24p/kwh so that was ideal for me. I'd charge at 232Kw for ten-fifteen mins and be on my way.

They then put the rate upto 40p prior to me binning the car.

 

[Throb]

MK has no real facilities to encourage that but given IONITY are part owned by Porsche, Mercedes and BMW you would expect them to keep the passport scheme more exclusive. I know BMW also gave a BP offer on their cars too.

Ultimately IONITY want to maximise their income so they work out the offers with the car retailers.

Strictly speaking it's the VW Group, not just Porsche, and it also includes Ford and Hyundai.

 

[simcity]

Leicester finally commissioned yesterday.

 

[tylerdurden]

gutted. I swap my J1.1 for 1.2 this week. Sadly will have to say goodbye to the PCS 30p deal (this still had 1.5y to run). Will be on the new charging service which is quite dear

 

[simcity]

IONITY are well into the expansion of the Extra MSA sites, up to 24-bays, with the following sites already operational:

• Cambridge
• Cobham
• Peterborough
• Baldock (spotted online changes today, should hopefully all be fully up by end of the week)

Recent press release by ZapMap:
https://www.zap-map.com/news/extra-msa-expand-ev-charging-capacity-fourfold

This is in addition to other 24 bay sites which have come on stream in the last 12 months including:

• Leicester
• Dartford

 

[Bennachie]

Like all these developments - they are London and South East Centric. Very little development north of Leeds...........

 

[Fish Fingers]

Like all these developments - they are London and South East Centric. Very little development north of Leeds...........

Its ok, we can always use public transport (HS2).
Oh wait a minute.....
What times the next bus?

 

[simcity]

Like all these developments - they are London and South East Centric. Very little development north of Leeds...........

Just been informed that Skelton Lakes will be getting 18 more IONITY charging bays (10 x ABB + 4 x dual-head Alpitronic HYC-400's) - so 24 bays in total like the others above.

4 of the bays will be caravan / pull through bays - not that's important with a Taycan

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