The transition to electric vehicles (EVs ) is being made easier thanks to a range of Government supports, Minister Ciaran Cannon has said.
Minister Cannon said, “For a country of our size, we have one of the more comprehensive charge point networks currently in place across Europe. The latest numbers for Galway show we have 28 standard charge points and four fast chargers. The majority of the existing network of publicly accessible charge points was rolled out by the ESB through its eCars programme. A real-time map showing the charge points, including the status and availability of the charge points, is available on the ESB’s website at www.esb.ie/ecars The management of these charge points is an operational matter for the ESB.
“An electric vehicle home charger grant was introduced in early 2018 to assist homeowners install an electric vehicle charge point on their property. This scheme will provide a grant up to the value of €600 towards the purchase and installation of a home charger unit. The scheme is administered by the sustainable energy authority of ireland (SEAI ). Minister Cannon added; “Electric vehicles offer an increasingly realistic solution to the challenge of reducing the transport sector’s greenhouse gas emissions, increasing the use of renewable energy in transport, and reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels.
“SEAI is also offering grants of up to €5,000 for a battery electric vehicle (BEV ) or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV ) purchased and registered in Ireland.”
