IONITY - charging / fees / tips

They seemed to be saying the land acquisition and grid connection were the most difficult steps, so they're probably talking about general areas at then moment

Since Ionity try to target service stations along major routes, my guess is they'll be on the outskirts of those cities

Just noticed a hub close to Dublin, looks to be around blanch or mulhuddart. Must be a good grid connection there with all the data centers 😁

I was just thinking the same thing! I can't imagine where would be a good location though. Certainly somewhere near the M9/N24/N25 junction would make sense. However I reckon there would have to be a whole new service station built, since the only service stations there are small ones that were built long before the M9 or TF Meagher bridge.

Hi folks,

Apologies if this thread / topic has been covered but I need a spot of help when it comes to charging my Ioniq 5 at the Ionity charging stations.

No matter what I do I can't seem to get the charging stations to work with my car. I've tried all manner of combination of actions, watched YouTube videos on how to do it, followed the steps on the apps, but I get errors about "Communication Problems.Make sure car is turned off, then retry" , or when I try to charge and pay using the QR code at the station it tells me I'm not authorised to do so.

Anyone else experienced this and if so how did you overcome it (assuming you did!)

I'm travelling long distance the weekend after next & need to be able to use the super speedy Ionity chargers, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

A powerless Rook

I have never had much luck using the Ionity app, I have had no problems starting a charge with "Charge my Hyundai" or "Easygo"app

Your best bet is to get a RFID card from one of the providers, it eliminated a lot of the issues for me.

As regards speed, you will only get the maximum speed under certain conditions ie battery temperature above 20*and SOC below 30% I think.

The most I ever got out of an Ionity charger was 145kW and that was last summer when it was nice and warm. This time of year you will be lucky to get anywhere near that unless you have battery preconditioning which the newer I5 has.

Is it all chargers or just Ionity chargers you are having the problem with. I've used Ionity from the App with no problem with my Ioniq 5. I find that with the DC chargers the handshake when you first plug in can be a bit dodgy so I always make sure that am at 90 degrees to the car when plugging in. The other thing was that my car stopped DC charging. A trip to the dealer and a software update later and it was working again.

22kW is AC charging. Try another DC charger. The CCS plug. I have a recollection of some software DC charging issues for Ioniq5 but I could be wrong. Ask in Ioniq5 forum.

Ionity prefers not to deal with end users. They do but you could get better deals through the so called EMSP (e-mobility service provider). If your manufacturer is in the consortium they'll have some deals for you . Others are the generic plugsurfing chargerpoint+, Maingau but their prices are not great at the moment. I use elli from VW. They have some packages where if you pay a subscription and get better prices. i. e. 35c/kWh at Ionity. The good thing is that you can get an RFID at no cost and even if you don't subscribe you could start your charging without messing with apps qr codes and what not.

Sign up to easygo and be sure to request a fob. Ensure there is money in your easygo account There are lots of apps and cards or fobs that can start ionity but they can be more expensive. Call the ionity helpline when at the charger if required and move charger as sometimes one or two can not be working.

Charging at Athlone M6 last night and chap next to me took nearly 10 mins to get his app or QR code working. RFID card FTW....

Is it Athlone where some of the QR codes are on the wrong chargers?

Yeah I gotta agree with you there, roll on plug & charge!

Athlone and Gorey and Cashel apparently.

Just to answer my own Q - arrived at Kill North at 9am all 4 chargers were empty. Was connected and charging in 30 seconds with the card I got from Volvo - 5 mins later all 4 stalls were full. Charged from 40 to 85% in 15 mins. This was the first time that I publicly charged - could not have gone better.

You can check charge level of other cars using using charge finder app, I guess mildly useful during peak times.

The missus would be an occasional user of Ionity. She doesn't have a sub.

Just asked her what she does, she says it's easy enough she just scans the QR code with her phone at charge point she plans to use and the rest is very simple.

Something with RFID should be the easiest. Elli charges 73c /kWh without subscription. I got the card free back in September last year.

Are there Ionity chargers near Dundrum? What equivalent options we have with 100+ kwh speeds in south side please.