IONNA is a new high-speed fast charging network for electric vehicles, born from a partnership of eight large automakers: General Motors, Stellantis, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Kia, Honda, and Toyota. In this video, I travel to Apex, North Carolina, to check out the first IONNA site and interview the company's CEO, CPO and Chief Engineer.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
05:17 Interview with Ionna CEO, Seth Cutler, and CPO, Ricardo Stamatti
12:04 What will be the Ionna experience?
15:17 Why does Ionna call its sites "Rechargeries"?
19:49 Will having eight companies involved create problems for Ionna?
21:26 I ask if it's possible to install 30,000 charging stalls by 2030 as promised
23:56 Will Ionna have pull-through stalls and what will be the NACS to CCS1 mix?
26:15 How many charging bays per site will Ionna average?
28:42 How will Ionna deal with repairing broken chargers?
33:11 When will Ionna sites begin opening?
35:05 How will a shifting political landscape change Ionna's plans?
37:56 At the Ionna Rechargery in Apex, North Carolina
40:53 I talk with Phil Retsch, Ionna's Chief Engineer about the equipment
49:32 We take a walk around the interior of the Rechargery under construction
51:33 I chat with Ricardo Stamatti, CPO on site
56:37 Trying out a charger with a J3400 (NACS) connector on a Tesla Model Y
57:28 The cable management system reaches across the stall without dragging on the ground
58:42 My final thoughts
1:00:07 Outro
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