Charge points will eventually be installed in homes, on-street and along motorways throughout Ireland so electric cars can be powered at a wide range of accessible venues.
The ESB plans to build 3,500 charge points by the end of 2011 – a total of 2,000 domestic units and a further 1500 on-street charge points. Up to 30 fast chargers will also be installed by end of next year.
Under the programme to install the 1,500 On Street Charge Points by 2011, 500 will be in Dublin City and County. Cork will have 135, Limerick, Galway and Waterford 45 each. The remaining charge points will be located throughout the Republic and at least one will be built for every town with a population of more than 1,500.
The 30 fast chargers to be built by 2011 will be located along all major inter-urban routes, 60 km apart. Nine of these will be installed by the end of 2010 and twice that number will be built next year.
