Charging your BMW at IONNA

BMW EVs from Model Year 2024 on can use the Plug & Charge function at IONNA. This means that no interaction with a credit card, the app or the charger Is required. Just plug In and walk away. To get set up, create an account with Shell Recharge within the My BMW app. Once completed, a Plug & Charge contract certificate will be automatically downloaded to the vehicle.

IONNA is seamlessly integrated into the BMW Charging Network ecosystem. This means through both the vehicle navigation system and My BMW app, customers can view all the information they need regarding IONNA Rechargeries, including location, live availability, reviews, and nearby amenities. After setting up an account in the My BMW app, drivers can also use Plug & Charge at IONNA Rechargeries. Plug & Charge enables drivers to simply plug in and walk away, no apps or interaction with the charger is needed.

Yes, all BMW and MINI drivers who initiate charging with Plug & Charge or the My BMW App will receive 10% off charging sessions. 

Eligible customers who purchase or lease a new model year 2027 BMW battery-electric vehicle receive $500 in charging credits and a complimentary one-year BMW membership at IONNA providing 25% off eligible charging at IONNA.

The credits are divided into a $200 IONNA Credit for eligible IONNA sessions and a $300 BMW ChargingNetwork Credit for eligible participating BMW ChargingNetwork stations, including IONNA.

Tesla Supercharger and Electrify America sessions are excluded from the credits.

The benefit expires one year after the eligible vehicle purchase or lease date.

Eligible vehicles retailed before the November 5, 2026 launch may therefore have less than 12 months remaining when the package is activated.

At launch, eligible vehicles are new model year 2027 BMW i5, i7 and iX3 battery-electric vehicles bought or leased by a consumer customer.

To receive the package you must activate BMW ChargingNetwork in the My BMW app, accept the terms and required consent, and add a valid payment method.

The offer can only be activated once per vehicle.

Open Charging in the My BMW app, then open Charging Wallet and select BMW ChargingNetwork.

Review and accept the BMW terms.

Continue to the Shell Recharge webpage, review the Shell Recharge terms, and add your payment card.

Review the MY2027 charging offer and enroll in the BMW membership at IONNA.

Your account status and charging-credit balances are then available in the My BMW app.

If your vehicle supports Plug & Charge, select the Shell Recharge contract in the vehicle before using Plug & Charge.

Yes. At IONNA, your 25% discount is taken off the session price first, and your credits cover what is left. A charging session priced at $20 uses only $15 of your credits. Use all $500 of your charging credits at IONNA and they pay for more than $665 of charging.

Your credit balance is shown in the My BMW app under Charging, in your BMW ChargingNetwork charging account, and in the Shell Recharge screens reached from there through Manage Account.

IONNA chargers do not show your credit balance.

When you look at the pricing on IONNA chargers in the My BMW app, your BMW discount is already calculated into the price per kWh (before applicable taxes).

After you unplug at the end of your charging session, press the Cost Detail button on the charger to view the amount your session was discounted.

The Final Cost shown on the charger screen and in your My BMW app is the amount deducted from your credits or charged to your payment method; your discount and any applicable taxes have already been applied.

The charging details in your charging history in the My BMW app shows the amount of credits applied to that session and the total cost for the session.

After you unplug, the IONNA charger Cost Detail screen shows base price, discount amount, taxes and fees, and final cost regardless of whether credits were used.

You keep receiving 25% off every eligible IONNA session until 12 months after your vehicle purchase or lease date. Sessions are charged to the payment method on file in your My BMW app.

Your 25% discount ends and you automatically receive the standard BMW driver discount of 10% at IONNA Rechargeries.

Any remaining IONNA Credit and BMW ChargingNetwork Credit expire at the end of the 12 months.

The BMW discounts do not stack.

As a BMW model year 2027 new vehicle driver, you will receive the 25% BMW discount for each session during your 12-month term. After your 12-month term is over, you will receive the 10% BMW discount.

However, when IONNA is offering holiday pricing promotions to all drivers, your BMW discount is applied to the IONNA promotional pricing and your eligible credits will apply.

Yes. Each eligible vehicle earns its own $500 in credits, and your 25% IONNA discount extends to 12 months from the newest vehicle’s purchase or lease date.

Your benefits run 12 months from the date you bought or leased the vehicle, not from the date the program launched, so you may have less than 12 months remaining.

Your expiry date is shown in the My BMW app wallet.

No. You must start the session with the My BMW app or Plug & Charge to use credits or receive the discount. Credit card and third-party app sessions are charged at standard pricing.

Yes. At times IONNA may offer holiday pricing promotions. In this case, your BMW discount is applied to the IONNA promotional pricing and your eligible credits will apply.

No, there is no limit. You can charge as often as you like and still receive the 25% discount from BMW when you use the My BMW app or Plug & Charge during your 12-month term.

You can find IONNA Rechargery locations in the My BMW app or your vehicle’s navigation system. You can always check https://www.ionna.com/rechargeries/find-a-rechargery/ for the most up to date information on locations, including those that are coming soon. You can also find us by searching for “IONNA” on PlugShare, Google Maps, Apple Maps, and more.

Nearly every Rechargery offers both CCS and NACS connectors, so you can charge without an adapter whichever port your BMW uses.