Ionity opens its largest EV charging hub at Dartford Bridge hotel
| 12 February 2025, 08:29
Ionity has opened its largest rapid EV charging site in the UK at the Dartford Bridge DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, just off Junction 1a of the M25.
The new hub has 25 ultra-rapid 350kW chargers. These are all powered exclusively by 100% renewable energy, sourced from wind, solar, or hydroelectric power.
It is the first of six Ionity hubs to be opened at DoubleTree by Hilton locations – the others are in Newbury, Coventry, Bristol, Edinburgh and Glasgow, where a total of 104 public rapid chargers will be deployed.
Peter Stack, CEO of Klarent Hospitality, which runs the DoubleTree hotel franchises, said “Partnering with Ionity opens up new revenue streams for us. It’s crucial for us to future-proof our hotels against both the evolving needs of travellers and hotel guests, and our short and long-term sustainability commitments. This agreement delivers both.”
The partnership is part of Ionity’s broader plan to triple the number of publicly available charging stations in the UK by the end of 2025.
The DoubleTree deal follows a similar arrangement between Ionity and Holiday Inn, announced last year, to build six ultra-rapid charging hubs at Holiday Inn hotels. The first of these at the Holiday Inn Doncaster, at junction 36 of the A1, opened last November, with six 350kW chargers.
