The hotels will rely on Ionity to build and operate a total of 380 ultra-fast charging points at all 33 Village Hotels in key locations across Great Britain. The charging hubs will provide ultra-fast EV charging with up to 350 kW to hotel guests and the wider public.
This is the largest partnership for Ionity in the United Kingdom and a key partnership with a hotel brand that provides the public with access to not only EV charging but amenities to cater to all needs. As a result, Village Hotels will include best in class EV charging facilities using green energy for its hotel guests and health club members and gain additional revenue from non-hotel guests who stop off for a break or business meeting while recharging their EV’s batteries.
Nearly every Ionity charging hub at the 33 hotel sites will open with up to twelve ultra-fast DC charging points on day one. While all of them are expected to be operational by the end of 2024, a phased opening approach will see the first sites go live as early as April of 2024.
“Partnering with Village Hotels is an exciting milestone for Ionity as it expands the public charging network significantly for all EV drivers in Great Britain,” said Andreas Atkins, Ionity’s UK and Ireland country manager. “This partnership brings us closer to our goal of ensuring EV charging is available to everyone as conveniently as possible across Europe, whilst providing access to fantastic amenities."
Ionity is a joint venture of the car manufacturers BMW Group, Ford Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Group, Mercedes Benz AG and Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche, along with BlackRock’s Climate Infrastructure platform as financial investor. The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany, with additional offices in Dortmund and outside Norway's capital Oslo.
