Up to 600 kW to one car

Ionity takes first 1,000 kW chargers into service in France

Het vermogen van de HYC1000-installatie bedraagt 1.000 kW. Foto: Ionity

European charging operator Ionity has commissioned its first two megawatt charging solutions in France. These are HYC1000 installations with a total of 12 charging points.

The HYC1000 chargers from manufacturer Alpitronic are the first megawatt chargers within Ionity’s network. The charging stations have been installed along a motorway in Maison-Dieu in eastern France and in Sorgues, along the A7 motorway. Six fast charging points have been commissioned at both locations.

The central capacity of the HYC1000 installation is 1,000 kW. This power can be distributed to several vehicles or, when one vehicle is connected, bundled to deliver up to 600 kW to one car. This allows up to 300 kilometres of driving range to be recharged in less than eight minutes, provided the electric car can handle this charging power. With many cars, this is not yet the case. Recently in the Netherlands, the first megawatt charging station was also realised by fast-charging company Fastned on the A6 motorway, as a test to gain experience with installation, use and power management.

Rollout to Germany

Electrive.com writes that now that Ionity has installed the first megawatt chargers in France, the first in Germany are also expected soon. Near Werne in North Rhine-Westphalia, Ionity is working on a new charging park with eight 600-kW charging points.

Ionity is building a network of ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles in Europe and has more than 6,000 charging points in 24 European countries. In the Netherlands, Ionity has 134 fast charging points in 21 locations, according to data on its own website. The company was founded in 2017 as a joint venture between BMW Group, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen Group and BlackRock’s Climate Infrastructure Platform.

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This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English (British).

Author: Nina Koelewijn

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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