Northern Ireland’s largest ultra-rapid charging station for electric vehicles (EVs) has gone live in west Belfast.
Ionity has installed 11 350kW high-power charging bays at the Kennedy Centre.
The charging network, which is a joint venture between BMW, Ford, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz, has pumped £3 million into two sites, with plans to expand across the north.
Ionity’s first high-power charging (HPC) station went live last month next to the A6 at Toome.
Six 350kW HPC stations were installed at the service station.
Ionity said both the Toome and Kennedy Centre sites are powered by 100% renewable energy.
Country manager of UK and Ireland, Andreas Atkins, said the company is engaged in building a comprehensive charging infrastructure throughout the UK and Europe.
“The investment in Northern Ireland’s EV charging infrastructure is a key milestone for us,” he said.
“As well as helping the EV community to access conveniently rapid charging based renewable energy, we will also help to increase both businesses day to day with new customers at both sites.
“The openings of both sites in Toome and Belfast are just the tip of the iceberg as we continue to help the EV drivers of Northern Ireland access long-distance travel without the concerns of queues whilst they charge their vehicles.”
