Electric Vehicles

There are currently approximately 2400 publicly accessible charge points across Ireland, an increase from 1700 Charge points in Sept 2022. This includes charge points on-street and in car parks.

These 2400 charge points are delivering approx. 70,000 KW of charge point capacity. In order to deliver on the EU's Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) targets, this will need to increase to 214,000Kw by 2025 and 712,000KW by 2030. This is based on Light Duty Vehicles (LDVs) which consist of both LGVs and cars as a fleet and also based on Climate Action Plan targets of 195,000 EVs on Irish roads by 2025 and 30% of the private fleet by 2030.

The number of chargers required to meet this need will depend on the user needs identified through the Local Authority Charging Strategies and also the Private Market Roll out of EV infrastructure over this period, but estimates are between 3200 and 6000 Charge Points being required by 2025 with a 300% increase on this number to 2030.

It should be noted that the number of charge points per capita is not an accurate measure of addressing the public EV infrastructure need. The installation of the right chargers and the right location to meet user needs, while considering current and future demands, and tracking the EV transition is a more suitable model for delivery. While doing this the Government and local authorities will track the transition and align with National AFIR targets.

Local authorities will be funded by Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI) to develop the local and regional network plans. This process will identify the number of charge points required in each area, including on street chargers to serve residents without access to private off street parking. Some authorities have already completed these plans, while others are in progress. We anticipate that most of these plans will be finalised by 2025.