Drivers are now able to charge their electric cars in less than 20 minutes using renewable energy from Ionity’s High Power Chargers at Gretna Green Services. The JV aims to increase the feasibility and adoption of EVs by establishing convenient High Power Charging (HPC) sites across the continent. Gretna Green is the first of six stations to be launched in Scotland, becoming Scotland’s fastest charging stations.
Joined by Cllr. Campbell, Dumfries and Galloway Council Environment and Climate Champion and Colin Dugan, Motor Fuel Group’s (MFG) contract manager of the station, the opening ceremony marked a significant step toward the future of mobility in Scotland. With the latest generation of electric vehicles providing much-improved performance, efficiency and comfort, the new network will ease range anxiety for existing and potential EV owners.
The Ionity network will establish 2400 chargers across Europe by 2020, enabling hassle-free Pan-European EV travel. This will make long distance journeys far more viable than much slower 50kW alternatives. The 350kW UK charging network is future-proofed, delivering infrastructure capable of charging times as low as 8 minutes, making e-mobility a convenient, reliable and everyday experience.
Ionity will also provide every charge point in its network with 100 percent renewable energy, greatly reducing the environmental impact of a journey and providing peace of mind for environmentally conscious drivers.
“The UK is in the vanguard of electrification of transport to reduce pollution. Through our Road to Zero Strategy we are funding major investment in vehicle charging infrastructure” said Minister of State for the Future of Transport, George Freeman MP. “Close collaboration with the private sector is crucial to achieving a zero-emission future and IONITY’s leadership is helping supercharge the UK’s charging infrastructure.”
Dr. Marcus Groll, COO of Ionity, added that close collaboration with site partners like MFG is crucial to achieving a zero-emission future and that Ionity’s network is finally giving EVs in the UK the kind of charging speeds their owners want.
Councillor Campbell, Dumfries and Galloway Council Environment and Climate Champion, said that on 27th June 2019, Dumfries and Galloway Council made history by passing a Climate Emergency Declaration, agreeing to a 12-point plan to reduce carbon emissions in the region to net zero by 2025 and that the council is also committed to supporting communities and businesses to adapt to climate change.
“Our declaration encompasses everything we will do to address Climate Change, building on our ongoing work already taking place within the Council, including reducing our carbon footprint and emissions by adopting electric vehicles and encouraging our staff to be more environmentally aware” said Cllr Campbell. “We are ambitious and our goal is to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2025 which will contribute towards efforts worldwide to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees., but we need everyone to play their part and make changes to protect our natural environment.”
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