Oh dear.
Mercedes-Benz is launching its own electric car charging network
It looks like the IONITY partners are falling out, at least it looks that way, as Mercedes have announced that they are going to establish their own charging network.
Of course they will continue to support IONITY - too much invested to rip up the agreement completely, but a sign that the pace of development of IONITY sites and possibly their quality of service are not up to the expectations of Mercedes. No surprise there. The chances are that the other partners are equally disappointed.
This is a huge step by Mercedes and it will gulp cash as they try to rapidly establish a working network with locations that fulfill their exacting criteria.
I wish them good luck but I give the process 5 years at most. As for IONITY, I think the writing is on the wall...
Mercedes-Benz is launching its own electric car charging network
It looks like the IONITY partners are falling out, at least it looks that way, as Mercedes have announced that they are going to establish their own charging network.
Of course they will continue to support IONITY - too much invested to rip up the agreement completely, but a sign that the pace of development of IONITY sites and possibly their quality of service are not up to the expectations of Mercedes. No surprise there. The chances are that the other partners are equally disappointed.
This is a huge step by Mercedes and it will gulp cash as they try to rapidly establish a working network with locations that fulfill their exacting criteria.
I wish them good luck but I give the process 5 years at most. As for IONITY, I think the writing is on the wall...