Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 November 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Electric Vehicles: Discussion

Mr. John Byrne:

Yes, that is typically the way it goes. It is a collaborative relationship and sometimes it ends up with a charger being moved. On some occasions, the technology has allowed for the grid connection to be upgraded, so where there may have been a single standard charger - a 22 kW charger - there is now the opportunity for a double-headed fast charger, which would double or even triple the speed and double the capacity at the same location. That is often an option that is chosen.