What is Ionity Guide?
Ionity Guide is an electric vehicle route planner for the Ionity charging network. If the distance from point A to point B is too long for the range of the electric car, the optimization model gives the shortest route from A to B, including the Ionity stations to charge the car.
Why was Ionity Guide created?
Of course, there are already route planners available for electric vehicles. However, to the best of our knowledge, Ionity Guide is the only route planner exclusively for the Ionity network. When making a long trip with an electric vehicle, it is convient to subscribe and charge within a single network.
Edit: as of June 2024, Ionity has developed its own route planner.
Why was Ionity chosen and not another network?
Currently, Ionity is one of the leading networks of fast chargers in Europe. Their large and widespread network is very suitable to make a long trip in Europe.
Is Ionity Guide affiliated to Ionity?
No, this website is not affiliated to IONITY GmbH. The official Ionity website is ionity.eu and its in-house developed route planner can be found on ionity.eu/en/network/route-planner.
How to use Ionity Guide?
First of all, the results presented on this website are for informational purposes only, without any warranty of accuracy or completeness.
The shown route should be the optimal one. However, it is possible that other routes have similar travel times or are equally short as the shown route.
In case you have any questions regarding the output, don’t hesitate to contact us on our contact page.
What is the rating of a charging station?
The rating of a charging station depends on the nearby restaurants, cafes, shopping centers, etc… Charging an electric vehicle can easily take 30 minutes. While waiting, it is nice to be able to eat at a nearby restaurant or take a stroll in a nearby shopping center.
How are the ratings of the charging stations used?
In addition to travel time, the optimization model also takes into account the ratings of the charging stations. If different routes have similar travel times, the route with the higher-rated charging stations is chosen.
What should I fill in for “Capacity”, “Initial SoC”, “Min SoC”, “Max SoC” and “Usage”?
The values for “Capacity”, “Initial SoC”, “Min SoC”, “Max SoC” and “Usage” depend on the specifications of your electric vehicle. They, in turn, determine the driving radius.
If you are not sure, you should be fine by using the default values that are already filled in.
The “Capacity” corresponds to the maximum amount of energy your electric vehicle battery can hold. At the moment of writing, most modern electric cars have a battery capacity between 50 and 100 kWh.
The “Initial SoC” corresponds to the initial level of the battery. The default value is 100%, which means that the battery is fully charged at the start of the trip.
The “Min SoC” corresponds to the lowest level that the battery is allowed to reach. In theory, you can set this as low as 0%. In practice, however, you should always have a safety margin. Therefore, the default value is 10%.
The “Max SoC” corresponds to the highest level at which the battery will be charged. In theory, you can set this as high as 100%. In practice, however, it takes a long time to fully charge the car, especially the last 10%. Therefore, the default value is 90%.
The “Usage” corresponds to the energy consumption when driving the highway. For most electric cars, this depends on the weather conditions: in summer, a typical value is 20 kWh / 100 km, while in winter, it is around 25 kWh / 100 km.