Charging infrastructure needed

Ireland will have to put in place a charging infrastructure for up to 250,000 vehicles if the country is to meet its target of having 10 percent of all road vehicles running on electricity by 2020.

According to Professor Owen Lewis, CE of Sustainable Energy Ireland, the target can be met, but the charging needs are just part of a 'significant large scale' infrastructure investment.

He was speaking this morning at a conference on 'Electric Vehicles and Sustainable Transport', in Dublin. He added that Ireland has a significant renewable energy potential in the form of power generated from wind and ocean.

Also at the conference, the ESB announced the introduction of a number of electric behicles to its fleet. The company is committed to generating carbon-free electricity by 2035.

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