Mr. Declan Meally:

The Senator may have been out when we made the point that the cheapest place to charge is at home, especially when one is using a night-time rate. There may be different tariffs when smart meters come in and there may be a different opportunity. We are seeking to incentivise people not to stay on public chargers because others want to use them too. There has to be a cost for charging, for example to pay for the cost of the electricity which has been generated. We see, in the total cost of ownership, a saving of at least 70% when running an electric car compared with a petrol or diesel vehicle. Using EVs offers major savings.