Ikea plans to offer over 1,000 new fast chargers in Germany from 2025
The new fast-charging stations are intended for customers, employees and EVs used in freight forwarding services. They will be charged using certified green electricity. Ikea is not saying how large the charging parks at the shops will be. However, the number of charging points per location is likely in the double-digit range for the most part, given the total number of 1,000 units. According to Mer, “only the Mer ConnectME app or a standard charging card from a roaming provider is required to charge.”
The opening of the first charging stations is planned for spring 2025. The two companies plan to expand the offer “as required,” according to an accompanying press release. Both partners already work together in the UK.
“Together, we want to change the world for the better and make the future more sustainable. Mer’s vision of thinking about electromobility in a holistic, customer-friendly and sustainable way harmonises perfectly with IKEA’s goal of becoming a climate-positive company,” says Otto Loserth, Managing Director at Mer Germany.
Ikea began installing chargers in the first European countries as early as 2013. In 2018, two-thirds of the shops in Germany were already equipped with charging points – although at the time, charging capacities in the order of 22 kW AC and 20 kW DC were being discussed. Ikea now wants to charge the current generation of electric vehicles as quickly as possible.
According to Ikea, climate protection and resource conservation have long been at the centre of the Group’s sustainability strategy. Reducing emissions in the mobility sector is an important step in this respect. That also applies to the company’s own fleet. Ikea is a member of the EV100+ initiative, launched in 2017 by the non-profit organisation Climate Group and ten founding members (including Deutsche Post DHL, Vattenfall, Baidu and Ikea). The member companies pledged to decarbonise their fleets by 2030.
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