Fingal County Council plans to roll out the new charging points by this spring, as part of a wider initiative by local authorities in Dublin to introduce hundreds of additional public charging points by the end of the year.
Drivers of EVs who are unable to charge their vehicles at home will now have more options in their local area, with approximately 200 chargers set to be brought into operation across 50 key locations.
This initiative will double the number of public charging stations currently in place in Dublin.
For the Fingal area, there are plans for two new charging points in Swords, another planned for Castleknock, and one in Lucan.
These 14 new charging points will be located in council-owned car parks, with the first of the points set to be installed in February, and the rest going live in April and May.
Of the 200 charging points to be introduced in Dublin, approximately 50 are planned for the Fingal area.
Fingal County Council’s Climate Action Coordinator, Ronan O’Reilly, revealed the first 14 charging points will be at the following areas:
It is estimated that Dublin will require at least 8,000 electric vehicle charging points over the next six years to accommodate the growing number of EV owners.
Irish company ePower has been selected to undertake the rollout following a competitive Europe-wide tender process.
While Dublin currently has the most charging points in the country, the majority of these are privately installed.
The Dublin EV Strategy, developed by the four local authorities, has targeted the deployment of up to 1,650 charging points at highly frequented destinations.
The government aims to see at least 845,000 EVs on the road by 2030, a target that follows the EU’s adoption of a law mandating that all new cars and vans sold in Europe must be zero-emission by 2035.
Fast chargers, like those being rolled out in Dublin, are typically installed along motorways to facilitate quick charging for vehicles travelling longer distances.
Their installation in and around the city is designed to simplify the charging process and encourage electric driving.
