IKEA announced that it will partner with Electrify America and its commercial vehicle wing, Electrify Commercial, to add more than 400 individual chargers at 25 of its locations across America.
“At IKEA, we believe that we must work together with our partners to tackle climate change and create solutions for a greener future. This collaboration with Electrify America will not only bring ultra-fast public chargers to our stores for the first time but it will also help us take a big leap as we work towards our targets to become circular and climate positive,” said Javier Quiñones, CEO & Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA U.S. “We look forward to continuing to innovate around new ways we can make our everyday lives more sustainable.”
In all, IKEA will be quadrupling the number of chargers at its American locations and adding more than 200 individual ultra-fast chargers at its retail locations in 18 states. The 150 to 350 kW chargers will be offered to customers in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington.
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The flat-pack furniture company is working with Electrify Commercial, meanwhile, to add 225 individual chargers across these sites to enable it to make zero-emissions home deliveries. IKEA intends to make all of its home deliveries emissions-free by 2025 and to halve the relative emissions from customers and workers by 2030.
“We are excited to establish both public and commercial fleet charging stations with IKEA – a brand that shares our goal of a more sustainable future,” said Giovanni Palazzo, president and CEO of Electrify America. “Through this collaboration, Electrify America, Electrify Commercial and IKEA U.S. are leading a path forward for customers and businesses toward zero-emission transportation.”
This is the first time that Electrify America and Electrify Commercial will be working together for the same client. The first chargers are expected to open in late 2022 and all of the chargers included in this announcement will be operational by the end of 2023.
