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The Future of Electric Motoring in Ireland (Blogpost)
17 December 2009
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When I heard that the ESB had appointed a Managing Director to a newly formed division of the company entitled ‘Electric Vehicles’ I felt a subtle ’shift in gear’ for the motor industry. Could this mark a significant moment for the introduction of electric cars on a national scale? Are we about to dispel the notion of electric powered vehicles as a ‘concept’ to a grounded ‘reality’ that will shape the face of motoring in Ireland for the next century?
It’s only been three weeks since Paul Mulvaney (pictured above) was appointed the to the position and already we’re starting to see the beginning of a new and what promises to be an exciting chapter in Ireland’s motoring history. I had an opportunity to meet with Paul and hear first-hand about the ESB’s ambitions to make Ireland a significant contributor to the development of electric motoring at home and across the European Union. We chatted about the levels of financial support on offer from the government to those hoping to purchase an electric car and what’s being done to further the research and development of the required facilities to run them. The targets for the number of electric vehicles we can expect to see on the roads and what challenges face the ESB over the short and medium term. |
