- Ionna is slashing prices by nearly 50% at its DC fast chargers nationwide.
- The up-and-coming charging network’s 400 kW stalls are likely to be the most affordable in the U.S., just in time for Memorial Day weekend travel.
- Besides the overall discount, Ionna is also offering additional price cuts for BMW and GM EV owners.
Ionna, the up-and-coming EV charging network that uses 400-kilowatt stalls exclusively, is significantly slashing prices during Memorial Day weekend.
The company, which is backed by several automakers, will charge just $0.20/kilowatt-hour from 12:01 Friday, May 22, to 11:59 pm Monday, May 25, at participating stations. That’s down 48% from the regular maximum of $0.39, and probably the lowest-priced DC fast chargers in the U.S.
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By comparison, Tesla’s Superchargers charge between $0.30/kWh and $0.70/kWh, depending on the location, while Electrify America’s pricing is somewhere between $0.48 and $0.85 for every kilowatt-hour delivered to a non-member.
Additionally, Ionna is offering discounts to BMW and General Motors EV drivers. Until September 30, BMW and Mini EV drivers get a 20% discount when charging using Plug & Charge or the My BMW app. Meanwhile, GM EV owners can enjoy a 10% discount when using Plug & Charge or the manufacturer’s smartphone apps to manage the charging session.
Ionna is aggressively expanding its network of DC fast chargers in the U.S. The company was founded in 2024, and by the end of that year, it energized its first bays. Now, less than a year and a half later, the network has 100 stations rocking nearly 1,000 individual bays.
The company’s stations, dubbed “Rechargeries,” offer proper lighting, canopies, clean amenities, and 400 kW DC fast chargers fitted with CCS1 and NACS cables. There is no smartphone app, but multiple car manufacturers have integrated Ionna’s stalls into their own ecosystems, and the stalls feature contactless payment terminals for EV drivers who want to keep things simple.
This year, Ionna turned on over 200 new charging bays, and many more are under construction. The company said it wants to have 30,000 individual plugs by 2030—1,000 are already operational, 4,700 have been contracted, and roughly 1,500 are currently under construction.