Dublin’s four local authorities have rolled out the capital’s first EV strategy, which will see 1,650 charge points deployed across the city and county by 2025, as part of the delivery of the charge point infrastructure under the Climate Action Plan.

Ireland’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) has targeted 100% electric vehicle (EV) sales, with up to one million EVs planned to be on the road by 2030.The Dublin region represents 25% of Ireland’s car fleet and has a significant role to play in the decarbonisation of the country’s transport system.

Dublin City Council, South Dublin County Council, Fingal County Council and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are working together to deploy EV charging infrastructure to support and accelerate this transition.

Fingal County Council is Chair of the Dublin Region EV Charging Working Group, supporting Dublin’s transition to low emission mobility; 15% of Fingal’s commercial fleet also consists of EVs which are used to reduce impact on the climate while carrying out council business.

According to David Storey, Fingal’s Director of Services for Environment, Climate Action and Active Travel: “There is a need for significant improvement in the number and type of charging points across Dublin. It’s important that we support people as they transition to using electric vehicles.”

He said the varying needs of those who live in places where they cannot easily plug their vehicle in to charge should be considered. “There’s an estimated 34,000 people who will rely solely on public charging spaces, and this strategy is a step forward in that mission.”

The objective of this first EV strategy for Dublin has been to assess the infrastructure to be deployed and where, the number of charging points needed, the level of investment required over the next 10 years. It will also explore the roles that all four local authorities could play in the roll out of the infrastructure.