Ionity charging network

Looks like it's 70c across the board in Ireland

Not exactly a fortune saved but it's nice to see prices going down for a change

I used City North a couple of weeks ago and was charged €18 but according to Revolut my payment got reverted today.

Does that mean I got a free charge or can they take from my card at a later date?

I had a payment using revolut debit card reverted last week as well. Looking into it. My last two charges and last two monthly payments all reverted. Still paying 50c a kWh. I've used ionity 6 times since I got the car in Feb. First 4 went through okay. Last two reverted. All used the same card. I don't think anything has changed at my end.

Guys. Shussssssh.

This has been a thing for a good while.

It can be a pain in the hole though getting from there back onto the N2 outbound/M50 though…… the lights don't stay green nearly long enough to get enough cars out when it's busy…..

This site will be a taxi rank.. but still, great to see the level of expansion from everyone (now that theres money to be made)… would just like to see them try to do a bit more on the motorway network..

Could possibly get out quicker if you head straight out via Lidl at the roundabout rather than the N2 Junction opposite the Toyota garage.

Nice to see some almost proper hubs coming online around the M50 for sure.

Likely worth it if you charge a fair bit at Ionity. A spreadsheet will be useful to calculate the breakeven points for people.

Thought it was just me.

Have tried using the Ionity app three times, previously had no issues with the Elli card when using the drive highway tariff gave significant discounts.

In City North on both occasions, it puts a hold on Apple pay for €40. Then just sits there "waiting for connection" when plugged in. First time i tried, it eventually started charging after disconnecting charger and reinserting a couple of times but the app itself never actually recognized a charging session. Second time I eventually gave up and just went up the road to Tesla Supercharger @ Castlebellingham.

Same thing happened when I tried in Kill Northbound but had to revert back to my old Elli card to eventually get a charge.

All three times the €40 hold on Apple pay was refunded within 24 hours so the first charge in Ionity City North ended up being free.

I have my visa debit card registered in the app for the passport subscription, but when I choose the Credit Card option in the app to pay, its making me enter all the credit card details from scratch(another stupid feature or bug) so I just select apple pay instead so that's why the €40 pre-auth is taking place.

Interesting, 3c/kWh isn't going to change the world. However 30kWh at the regular rate would cost you €21 but if you paid for the €5.99 month subscription 30kWh would cost you €15. Similarly if you are filling more than 43kWh it is cheaper to buy the €11.99 subscription - €30.10 Vs (€18.06+€11.99)

30kWh and 43kWh wouldn't be a major fill these days

For sure. I only included the full price. But at current rates for Ireland

FIRST MONTH DISCOUNT

Energy Acquired - €0 plan, €3.99 plan, €7.99 plan

20kWh - €14, €13.99, €13.87 - €3.99 plan most suitable

29kWh - €20.30, €18.49, €20.17 - €11.99 plan more suitable than free plan but €3.99 plan still most suitable

50kWh - €35, €28.99, €28.99 - €7.99 plan most suitable

SUBSEQUENT MONTH DISCOUNT

Energy Acquired - €0 plan, €6.99 plan, €11.99 plan

30kWh - €21, €20.99, €24.59 - €6.99 plan most suitable

43kWh - €30.10, €27.49, €30.05 - €11.99 plan more suitable than free plan but €6.99 plan still most suitable

75kWh - €51.80, €43.49, €43.49 - €11.99 plan most suitable

Only including the 29 and 43 figures to avoid confusion from earlier figures. In reality they are pointless calculations

TL;DR

Fill amounts for lower and higher plans

First month - 20kWh and 50kWh

Subsequent months - 30kWh and 75kWh

Anyone sign up for either of the 2 new Ionity Tariffs?

I tried, but getting errors on both Android and iOS - seems like payment auth failure, tried 2 cards and 2 devices.

Called the helpline and they said "try later"…

I live rural so no house number although their form insists on one..

I'd tried 00, might try something else.

Thanks

Update, used a random address (that has a house number) and it worked - bizarre anti culchy validation it seems.

Morning all.

I'll be travelling to Dublin airport from Cork on Monday morning. ABRP is suggestion to stop at Kill North for a top-up en route. We should be arriving there between 07:00 - 07:30. Would it normally be busy at that hour of a Monday morning? Or would it be a safer bet to head to Mayfield and use the ESB chargers?

Others can comment on how busy Ionity would be at that time of the morning, but my "go to" whenever I'm around Dublin airport is Appelgreen Santry, which is less than 5 mins away from the Airport after drop off. There are 4 180kW CCS connections at that location.

https://www.plugshare.com/location/540596

Personally speaking I'd wait to Mayfield.

Dublin airport to Kill isn't a particularly long trip. You won't use a huge amount of battery in that short space of time.

Different approach: Leave Cork with 70% battery, charge around Ballincolla when you hit 10%. Charge to 82% (limit on id3 where rate reduces excessively after that point). Early charging means avoiding any rush in or around Dublin. You should arrive with ~45% meaning you can get well out of Dodge before charging on the way home. Sorted!

I'd say Kill is the safer bet, Mayfield is pretty popular

If you're leaving the car for a few days remember to turn off the departure times to stop the battery draining

Applegreen Santry is good for a top up on the way back if needed

This clearly wasn't a question of cost - it's a question of getting to the airport on time and with the least risk around the charger availability. 😀