Electrify America and IKEA are working together to bring electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for delivery drivers and the general public at 25+ IKEA locations in the US.
In their joint press release, the two companies declared the initiative will help IKEA achieve zero-emissions for home deliveries by 2025 and reduce customer and worker emissions from traveling by 50% by 2030.
IKEA and Electrify America will install 200+ DC fast chargers in 18 states: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington.
The first stations are expected to open later this year. All of them are expected to be open before 2023 ends.
This project is also a milestone for Electrify America, which has been growing quickly from 2020-21. It is the first time the company will simultaneously install chargers for the public and for the fleet. Also, IKEA is the first company outside of the industry to invest in Electrify America.
Like IKEA with its sustainability goals, Electrify America aims to reduce its carbon footprint by buying solar power. The EV charging network currently has 800+ stations and 3,500 individual chargers open. They plan to increase those numbers to 1,800 charging stations and 10,000 individual chargers in the US and Canada by 2026.
References:
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1136798_us-ikea-stores-electrify-america-charging-ev-drivers-ev-based-delivery
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/newsroom/corporate-news/ikea-u-s-electrify-america-announce-collaboration-ultra-fast-public-and-fleet-charging-stations-pubbe485af0/
