BMW and many other German car giants, together with Ford 3, announced that it has set up a joint venture called IONITY, to promote the construction of the first rapid charging network for electric vehicles in europe. According to the plan, the joint venture will build about 400 charging stations across continental Europe by 2020.
In this program, including the German auto giant BMW group, Daimler AG and Volkswagen Group and its Audi and Porsche two companies, the United States has joined the Ford automobile joint venture project.
The new joint venture IONITY is located in the German automotive industry center of Munich, the electric car expert Michael Hajesch from BMW as chief executive officer of the new company, fast charging project leader Porsche Marcus Groll as chief operating officer.
The official website of the joint venture has been formally launched on the same day. According to reports, the company is currently expanding the size of employees, is expected to reach 50 people by the beginning of 2018.
The car companies said in the news release, its rapid charging station can provide up to 350 kilowatts of charging power, compared with other existing charging scheme can significantly reduce charging time. With the adoption of &ldquo, &rdquo (Combined Charging System, CCS) standard, the charging station can be compatible with a number of car brands of electric vehicles, and can adapt to the new models in the future.
In 2017, the project has started construction of 20 fast charging stations in many European countries, and through the coverage in Europe in 2020 before the completion of the main traffic line about 400 fast charging stations, IONITY is expected to make the owner within Europe electric car travel more convenient, and to promote the development of electric vehicles in Europe has taken important steps.
&ldquo, as the first fast charging network covering Europe, will play a key role in the cultivation of the electric vehicle market. ” Michael Hajesch indicates that IONITY will help electric car long-distance travel easier by providing fast charging and electronic payment functions.
