4.2.4 Case Study 4: Planning for Dublin’s EV Needs: The Dublin Local

4.2.4 Case Study 4: Planning for Dublin’s EV Needs: The Dublin Local Authority EV Infrastructure Strategy

While countries like the Netherlands and Norway are at the global forefront of EV adoption and infrastructure provision, initiatives closer to home have started to take similarly integrated and innovative approaches to EV infrastructure rollout. One such approach has been taken by the Smart Dublin initiative, which was launched by the four Dublin local authorities in 2016. Its goal is to future-proof the Dublin region by trialling and scaling innovative solutions to address a wide range of local challenges. It aims to bring together technology providers, academics, and citizens to transform public services and enhance quality of life. The initiative was founded on the principle that, through collaboration and innovation, issues such as the climate crisis and digital divide can be tackled to build a better and more resilient Dublin62.

four local authorities65. The strategy examines existing EV provision within the Dublin region. Projected future demand is estimated based on climate action targets, population growth, and a range of current and future electric vehicle types. Projections also include high levels of private investment, an assumed mix of existing and new technologies, and lessons drawn from best -practice EV infrastructure programmes in other countries and cities.

The strategy has now been published and work on implementing its findings is underway. The strategy provides a helpful example of localityspecific EV infrastructure planning and provision that aims to:

MHarness and leverage international best

practice;

The Climate Action Regional Offices collaborated with representatives of each of the local authorities and Smart Dublin to set up the Dublin Regional EV Charging Working Group63. As in Rotterdam, key aims of the group included collaborative stakeholder engagement and a commitment to implementing broad-based charging provision for all citizens64. Following meetings and market soundings with EV service providers and other stakeholders, the working group identified several possible EV charging infrastructure types and locations that local authorities could target for development. These included on-street-parking charge points, public car parks, local authority facilities and depots, locations owned by community or charitable organisations, and multi-storey car-parking facilities.

MBring together planning processes, pilot

schemes, and the development of revenuegenerating concession models;

MPromote collaboration across government and

with stakeholders;

MBe flexible, allowing local aims to be achieved

within wider collective goals;

MPromote interoperability and consistency

across local government areas;

MFuture-proof charging infrastructure.

The analysis and engagement carried out by the working group led to the commissioning of an EV charging infrastructure strategy for the

62 https://smartdublin.ie/about/

63 https://www.caro.ie/dublin-ev-project