It accommodates up to 24 electric vehicles simultaneously, featuring Alpitronic HYC400 chargers with a 200 kW capacity per outlet and Ionity’s own award-winning Halo chargers, delivering up to 350 kW.
Merklingen is the first Ionity hub showcasing both charger types side by side, increasing availability of ultra-fast charging points. The station provides convenient facilities for travellers, including spacious parking lots, drive-thru bays for trailers, a restaurant as well as a fast food option next door.
The new charging hub is part of Ionity's ambitious expansion plan along the A8 highway, one of the main travel routes in the northern Alpine region, stretching from Luxembourg via Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Ulm, Augsburg and Munich to Bad Reichenhall on the German-Austrian border.
“We have ambitious expansion plans along the German and European highways and major travel routes,” says Christoph Strecker, country manager in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) at Ionity.
Ionity has revealed plans to open many new, large charging stations, modelled on the Merklingen site, with a high-quality range of services on the main A3, A7, A8 and A9 traffic routes in Germany.
