Mr. Frank Barr:

We accept the argument that the ESB is a business and must make money. Our concern is the form which the charges take now. For example, for a fast charge, it is now proposing 30 cent per minute, so an hour's charging - from which somebody will not get much range - will not be competitive. In Dublin, if one is using a slow charger and paying €2.90 per hour as well as the electricity charge, why would one drive an electric car?