Ionity cuts EV charging prices across Europe, EXCEPT UK!

[Mr_Dave]

Ionity cuts direct EV charging prices in Europe but not in UK

However, it has announced two new tariff plans with flexible terms tailored to customers' mileage.

www.fleetnews.co.uk

Why do we ALWAYS pay more for everyone than the rest of the world?

 

[thewishy]

UK hasn't changed, but it's still *somehow* one of the cheaper networks even at "sticker price". The changes to other regions are fairly minimal.
Electroverse / ovo have a discount available without membership, and the memberships (while not something I particularly like as a general way of charging) do bring the prices down to something sensible.
Of course, Tesla owners are likely to be using Ionity if there are gaps or shut down sites anyway. Their chargers max out at 500a, so ~180kw, and they're more expensive even with the membership.

There is ample room for a price war...

 

[Jason71]

Ionity cuts direct EV charging prices in Europe but not in UK

However, it has announced two new tariff plans with flexible terms tailored to customers' mileage.

www.fleetnews.co.uk

Why do we ALWAYS pay more for everyone than the rest of the world?

Maybe we need to join some kind of trading block?

 

[spdpsba]

we need to join some kind of trading block?

Like ….you mean Europe

 

[Jason71]

Like ….you mean Europe

yes that was the joke I was making.

 

[Fursty Ferret]

Why on earth would Ionity cut their price when outside of Tesla they’re already cheaper than the competition?

 

[spon88]

yes that was the joke I was making.

But what about our sOvRiNTy?

 

[Sparkeur]

Ionity cuts direct EV charging prices in Europe but not in UK

However, it has announced two new tariff plans with flexible terms tailored to customers' mileage.

www.fleetnews.co.uk

Why do we ALWAYS pay more for everyone than the rest of the world?

A possible reason is there are nearly 12 million EV's in mainland Europe. There are 1 million EV's in the UK.

 

[FastLaneJB]

A possible reason is there are nearly 12 million EV's in mainland Europe. There are 1 million EV's in the UK.

Won’t be that. It’ll be simply if cost of power and other costs of maintaining the network have dropped enough in that country they are then passing that on. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[TheManofMead]

To be fair to Ionity, they have not reduced the top line prices in around half of the countries in the table. The new "Passport Power" is a considerable price drop since it brings the price per Kw to lower than Tesla in many locations.

Whilst Ionity network has not got great coverage in the UK, it is much better established on mainland Europe. For me on our annual road trip to Spain it affords the opportunity to use Ionity's at the motorway services rather than leaving the paid autoroute and being hit with an additional rejoining charge. It also saves time avoiding what is often anything from 2-4 mile round trip required to get to/from the Tesla chargers which are rarely (if ever?) at motorway services.

Finally not a surprise there was no reduction in the UK price since lovely rip off Britain tends to have the highest electricity prices.

It's the price gouging of the likes of Instavolt that I find most offensive. They are reliable, but wow do you pay a price for them if you have to use them!