‘If we just replace all the existing cars with electric cars, we will still see the gridlock’

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Analysis: Electric vehicles have a long way to go before becoming the norm and even then will not be the full solution to Ireland’s problems

Fretful motorists, worried that they will run out of power, need that confidence, though: “Home charging is a convenient way to charge and will support the majority of EV charging, [but] this is not an option for everyone,” Cooke told The Irish Times.

Last year, hybrid, electric and plug-in hybrid accounted for 41 per cent of the market, with pure EVs making up one in seven of all new vehicles. Petrol accounted for 30.16 per cent of registrations, while the once-dominant diesel accounted for 26.77 per cent. Through its ecars network first set up in 2010, the ESB operates and maintains approximately 1,400 public charge points across the State, and it hopes to have 3,000 chargers available by 2030, but it is not the only supplier.

One million home chargers will be required by 2030, the IEVOA believes: “From today, that would be 10,000 domestic installs every month for the next several years. This represents a more damning issue for the switch to EVs.” The State does not have to worry that a surge in overnight charging will drain electricity supply, according to Dr Paul Deane, senior researcher in clean energy futures with Science Foundation Ireland’s MaREI Centre in University College Cork: “There is plenty of research to show that it would be fine,” he says.

 

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Yup, you've simply replaced one symptom with another...until you eliminate the need for vehicles the problem will only worsen...Need to thin down the underlying cause...🤬

EVs are a way for wealthy people to pretend they are doing something for the environment.

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