4.2.6 Case Study 6: Fingal County Council 'e-Mobility Hubs'

4.2.6 Case Study 6: Fingal County Council ‘e-Mobility Hubs’

In 2020, Fingal County Council became the first local authority to put in place an e-mobility hub71. The hub comprises five parking bays with specific, colour-coordinated functions. These include agefriendly, disabled drivers, electric vehicle charging, bike rack (bike share and public), and car sharing.

EV drivers right across Dublin and further afield. The charging pool consists of a 75 kW Rapid DC charger and a 22 kW Fast AC charger. The site will also host electric vehicles for car- share clubs, as well as an electric bicycle station. There is also the option to tap and pay by card on the stateof-the-art Tritium 75 kW rapid charger. This site can be scaled up to facilitate more EV charging and parking as demand increases. It is hoped that it will be a model for other civic sites and locations72.

The aim of the hub is to encourage varied and sustainable types of transport in areas that are close to existing public transport links and have a high concentration of employment, housing, shopping, amenities, and recreation.

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Building on this initiative (and in line with the Dublin Local Authority Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy), in 2022, Dublin City Council collaborated with EasyGo charge point operators to install a neighbourhood EV charging pool. This new, publicly-accessible charging pool is located at a leisure centre close to Finglas Civic Centre. This is a key location that will appeal to

71 Fingal County Council launch first ‘Mobility Hub’ on Main Street, Blanchardstown

Photo: https://easygo.ie/news/dublin-city-councilevolve-sustainable-transport-in-finglas/

72 Dublin City Council EV-olve Sustainable Transport in Finglas

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