Bonnet now has IONITY

[Mr H]

The Bonnet app now has IONITY included at.....wait for it.......35p kwh on PAYG

Geniepoint have joined up too, all at the same price.

Taken from the Bonnet site -

If you want to try Bonnet but you’re not ready to commit, you can always choose Pay As You Go. Our rate is 35p/kWh across all chargers in our app - slow, fast and rapid.

GeniePoint & Ionity Join Bonnet

The two major CPOs have joined the Bonnet app

www.joinbonnet.com

 

[Cantonalegod]

"Joined" earlier today on PAYG

How long it will last is a different story!

 

[Brian G]

Sounds good, joined up as well. Plenty of chargers around my area in dundee

 

[Adopado]

Nothing near me but I joined anyway. I suppose the more people they have on their books the stronger their negotiating position when trying to encourage other networks to get onboard with Bonnet.

 

[Mrklaw]

Do I need an rfid card or can I just use the app? Trying to avoid cards but if 1-2 aggregators cover the big guys maybe ok

 

[Derek25]

The superchargers will be empty. Not even any Teslas

 

[Adopado]

Do I need an rfid card or can I just use the app? Trying to avoid cards but if 1-2 aggregators cover the big guys maybe ok

Just the app.

 

[btc1k]

Just had a free month of 200kwh using a code, lovely

 

[Mr H]

Do I need an rfid card or can I just use the app? Trying to avoid cards but if 1-2 aggregators cover the big guys maybe ok

AFAIK there is no RFID, it's all done via the app which i've found to be quite reliable. use code FREECHARGE2 to get your first charge gratis

 

[Lee Davis]

Just had a free month of 200kwh using a code, lovely

A shareable code?

 

[thewishy]

AFAIK there is no RFID, it's all done via the app which i've found to be quite reliable. use code FREECHARGE2 to get your first charge gratis

No RFID, it's in the FAQ. They only support networks with app initiated capabilities

 

[btc1k]

A shareable code?

It was FULLYCHARGED but it has expired now.

Bump the above code for a first free charge which still works.

Or I can give you a referral for £15 off your first topup if you plan to use it longer term...

 

[qwickshot]

The question for me always comes back to who is bankrolling this price point?

They have to run out of money at some point…

 

[btc1k]

The question for me always comes back to who is bankrolling this price point?

They have to run out of money at some point…

They are a university spinout, with several rounds of financing and investors.

Like most tech businesses, you run a loss for the first few years whilst building up critical mass in size. When you have a good number of users through network effects, then you can look to profit from that.

As a user, why worry about it ?

 

[JonB]

Well that's jolly useful. Just signed up.

Thanks!

 

[qwickshot]

They are a university spinout, with several rounds of financing and investors.

Like most tech businesses, you run a loss for the first few years whilst building up critical mass in size. When you have a good number of users through network effects, then you can look to profit from that.

As a user, why worry about it ?

Ah so the old Netflix approach then?

You missed the part that follows which is them jacking up the prices and everyone stops using it and they disappear into obscurity overnight.

All I am saying is don’t get sucked into loading your account with a loads of credit. While it’s great right now, they don’t really have a USP that can’t be copied by anyone and the current pricing model isn’t sustainable as such, it’s highly likely they’ll eventually run out of money.

 

[bhanorthy]

IONITY now full with teslas whilst the superchargers sit empty

 

[btc1k]

Ah so the old Netflix approach then?

You missed the part that follows which is them jacking up the prices and everyone stops using it and they disappear into obscurity overnight.

All I am saying is don’t get sucked into loading your account with a loads of credit. While it’s great right now, they don’t really have a USP that can’t be copied by anyone and the current pricing model isn’t sustainable as such, it’s highly likely they’ll eventually run out of money.

Ha indeed.

All good advice.

Although part of the deal with these other charging operators is probably bulk buying kWh at a reduced rate. For any charge point operator, it's a good deal to integrate with other apps as it increases CP utilisation and decreases payback period on the infrastructure.

 

[qwickshot]

I agree in principle but in reality charge points are not ubiquitous and there is very little by the way of overlap. You are just going to use the charge point that you were going to use anyway and not drive 10 mins out your way to go to one on the bonnet app. Particularly most Morden chargers have contactless payment and don’t need annoying apps

That might be different in 5 years time but bonnet would have ran out of other peoples money by then.

 

[browellm]

https://imgur.com/be58QIu