IONITY raises €700m to support installation of 5,500 fast charging points by 2025

Cecilia Keating
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IONITY was founded in 2017 | Credit: IONITY
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IONITY was founded in 2017 | Credit: IONITY

Firm announces that BlackRock has become its latest investor, delivering a further boost to the charging network operators ambitious expansion plans

Electric vehicle (EV) charging network IONITY has raised €700m from existing shareholders and new investor BlackRock in support of its plans to install thousands more chargepoints across Europe, the company...

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