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High volume power delivery prices a big factor electric charge point roll out in Laois

The operation of public electric vehicle charging stations in Laois is facing the challenge of high supply costs, according to a senior official Laois County Council official. The high cost of charging was flagged at a meeting between Laois County ...

24 Mar 2022 at 14:33

Major expansion of public charging points for electric cars

Electric vehicle (EV) owners will benefit from a 10-fold increase in public chargepoints by the end of the decade, the Department for Transport has announced. Raising the number of public chargepoints in the UK from 30,000 to 300,000 by 2030 is ...

24 Mar 2022 at 23:55

EV chargers should be just as important as petrol stations, says MP

The Government should regard the prevalence of proper function of electric vehicle (EV) chargers to be just as important as petrol stations are for fossil fuel cars, a Tory MP has said. Sir Bill Wiggin, who is an electric car driver, urged ...

30 Mar 2022 at 23:25

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More charging points for electric vehicles requested for Tipperary

The lack of charging points was a concern and a barrier to people who intended to purchase electric vehicles, Clonmel’s Mayor has stated. “We need to up our game to provide more charging points,” Cllr Michael Murphy told a meeting of ...

02 May 2022 at 20:33

National News

Public and home EV charging points 'essential' to meet Ireland's climate goals - Naughton

The delivery of charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) is "essential" to meet Ireland's climate goals. That's according to the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton, who made the comment at an ...

26 Feb 2022 at 13:33

Ford to phase out emissions from vans in Europe by 2035

Ford has announced it will phase out all emissions from its vans in Europe by 2035. The US firm had previously committed to make all passenger cars and two-thirds of its commercial vehicles in the UK and the rest of the ...

14 Mar 2022 at 11:25

New car sales down 23% on pre-pandemic levels

Demand for new cars remains significantly below pre-pandemic levels but sales of electric models continue to buck the trend. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said 115,087 new cars were registered ...

04 Feb 2022 at 10:55

Scotland

Government pledges £60m to double number of charging points for electric cars

The Scottish Government hopes to double the number of public electric vehicle (EV) charging points in the next few years with a new £60 million fund. However, opposition MSPs say it will fall short of delivering the ...

26 Jan 2022 at 17:56

Electric car owners face ‘postcode lottery’ for cost of charging

Electric car owners face a “postcode lottery” when it comes to the cost of using council-owned charging points, according to new research. Figures obtained by British Gas show 21 councils across England and Wales ...

26 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Millions of drivers lack confidence about charging electric cars – survey

Millions of drivers are uncertain about how to charge electric vehicles (EVs), a new survey suggests. Some 39% would not feel comfortable about knowing which chargepoint would be compatible with a particular EV, ...

19 Jan 2022 at 03:55

Northumberland gigafactory gets Government backing

The Government has backed plans for an electric vehicle battery gigaplant which will employ 3,000 people and create another 5,000 jobs. Britishvolt’s plans for a plant in Blyth, Northumberland, are being ...

21 Jan 2022 at 08:25

National News

Every new car sold in Ireland ‘must be electric by 2030 to meet targets’

Every new car sold in Ireland will need to be electric by the end of the decade for the country to meet its 2030 target, a Dail committee has been told. The Government’s 2021 Climate Action Plan has set ...

14 Jul 2022 at 13:33

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