Mer and Ikea cooperate for HPC charging

The German subsidiary of the Norwegian state-owned company Statkraft, Mer Germany, and the furniture store operator IKEA Germany have entered into a cooperation for fast charging. The specialist in planning and operating charging solutions is expanding the charging infrastructure across all furniture stores as well as other locations of the Swedish furniture company throughout Germany. For the furniture giant from Sweden, energy-efficient building concepts, environmentally friendly production and packaging of products, and emissions reduction in the mobility sector constitute important steps towards achieving sustainability goals. Another key element is the partnership with Mer Germany.

A mix of alpitronic hypercharger fast charging stations with 50 kW to 400 kW power will be installed at all 54 furniture stores and other locations in Germany, allowing electric vehicles to be charged quickly and conveniently. Over the next three years, more than 1,000 fast charging points will be established, they promise. The new fast charging stations are intended for use by customers, but also for employees and for charging electric vehicles for delivery shipments. As with all Mer charging stations, 100 percent certified green electricity will be used at the new charging points. To charge, only the Mer ConnectME app or a common charging card from a roaming provider is needed.

“Our companies share Scandinavian roots: Together, we want to change the world for the better and shape the future more sustainably. Mer's vision of thinking about electromobility holistically, customer-friendly, and sustainably harmonizes perfectly with IKEA's goal of becoming a climate-positive company," explains Otto Loserth, Managing Director at Mer Germany GmbH.