5.6.2 Residential/Neighbourhood

5.6.2 Residential/Neighbourhood Charging

Electric Vehicle Public Charge Point Grant77

This scheme, which is administered by the SEAI, has been in place since September 2019. It provides local authorities with a grant of up to €5,000 per charge point to support the development of on-street public charge points.

The main focus of the scheme is to provide

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support for the installation of infrastructure for EV owners who don’t have access to a private parking space. Funding is provided for the installation of 22 kWh standard charge points.

Much success is based on the actions of the local authority in determining the number and locations of charging points to meet the needs of their local residents.

As part of a review of this scheme, ZEVI have reviewed supports for local authorities in other countries. There are a range of models across Europe supporting the delivery of EV infrastructure by local government, including:

Based on the review carried out by ZEVI, the current EV Public Charge Point Grant will be retired and a new suite of supports for local authorities will be introduced as outlined in 5.7.2 below.

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The different business models require different levels of capital investment and ongoing supports from local authorities. Varying levels of revenue are received, depending on the profitsharing arrangements and the amount of work outsourced.

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eSPSV Infrastructure Grant Scheme

The FASTER Project79

The eSPSV Infrastructure Grant Scheme was designed to encourage more taxi drivers to convert to electric vehicles. The project involves installing taxi-dedicated electric vehicle charge points at major transport hubs nationwide. These hubs are places where multiple transport modes, including road, rail, light-rail, and air travel networks intersect.

The FASTER Project is an international joint initiative that aims to support the installation of 50 kW capacity in 73 EV charging stations on the island of Ireland and in Scotland. The project, which is a partnership between regional and local authorities and academic institutions in all three jurisdictions, has been awarded over €6.4 million from the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme.

Since the launch of the Scheme in 2020, charge points have been installed in Dublin (Heuston), Cork (Kent) and Limerick (Colbert) train stations as well as at Dublin and Cork airports. Further funding was made available in 2021 to support the installation of charge points at more Irish Rail locations. In 2022, this was extended to Shannon airport.

The Ireland-specific part of the project aims to fund up to 40 fast charge points in various locations on both sides of the border. The target date for delivery is May 2023.