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Ionity opens its first urban charging station in London: ‘Next phase in our expansion’

De nieuwe IONITY-locatie in Londen markeert de uitbreiding van het netwerk naar dichtbevolkte stedelijke gebieden. Foto: Ionity

The fast-charging company Ionity has opened a new charging station in central London. The charging station at Greenwich Shopping Park is the first in a series of fast-charging stations that the company plans to install in the English capital.

The new site features twelve fast-charging points with a capacity of up to 400 kW. Greenwich Shopping Park is situated on Bugsby’s Way in London, in the heart of a shopping area surrounded by supermarkets, shops, cafés and restaurants. According to the company, this development marks the next phase in Ionity’s expansion, as it seeks to move from motorway corridors to densely populated urban areas.

“Our expansion is no longer focused solely on long-distance journeys, but also on reliable charging facilities in places where demand is growing fastest: in urban areas,” says Ionity’s Dutch CEO, Jeroen van Tilburg. “We need to be where motorists need us. Cities such as London are now entering the next phase of electrification. More and more motorists are opting for electric driving, which is why it is important that the network of ultra-fast charging points is expanded rapidly.”

The new location is part of the partnership between Ionity and Uber to accelerate electric driving in urban areas. Uber drivers are offered “attractive” charging rates, whilst Ionity uses usage data to determine where new charging locations can have the greatest impact.

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The charging point is situated in the heart of the Greenwich Shopping Park retail area. Photo: Ionity

More locations in the pipeline

The opening of this charging station in London follows the launch of Ionity’s urban site in Aston, Birmingham, which opened in February 2026. More urban sites are currently under development, including in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Ionity’s aim is for approximately 30 per cent of its network to be located in densely populated urban areas by 2030.

Ionity was founded in 2017 as a joint venture between the BMW Group, Ford, Hyundai Motor Group, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche. The network now comprises more than 860 locations across 24 countries, with over 6,100 charging points. There are over twenty active locations in the Netherlands. In February 2026, Ionity commissioned its first megawatt charger in France.

Mobility Energy recently spoke to Ionity’s CEO, Jeroen van Tilburg. Read the full interview here.

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This article was automatically translated from the original Dutch text into English (British).

Author: Nina Koelewijn

Source: Mobility Energy

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