A cooperative initiative by Dublin's four local authorities will see over 200 public fast-charge units installed over the next two years to facilitate EV owners who can't charge at home, writes Brian Byrne. The selected provider is Irish company ePower.
The first 200 chargers will be placed at 50 locations, including local authority-owned car parks in Dublin City, Fingal, South Dublin and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. Other locations will include community centres, libraries and sports clubs. Overall, the Dublin EV Strategy developed by the four councils envisages 1,650 charge points being deployed at highly frequented destinations.
Initial facilities will be at Bremore Castle, Howth Harbour, Bushy Park, Tallaght Stadium and St Anne's Park, as well as a number of libraries and leisure centres.
The authorities believe that around 138,000 EVs will have been registered in the Dublin area over the next few years. Around a quarter of those EVs will rely on public charging because their owners live in apartments townhouses and terraces, limiting access for home charging.
Pictured at the launch of the initiative are Alan Hayes, Deputy Mayor, South Dublin County Council; Teresa Walsh, Director of Services, South Dublin County Council; and Damien Mc Nulty , Senior Engineer, South Dublin County Council.
