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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Should there be an emphasis on people driving in cities? It is 190 km or 200 km for me to travel from A to B.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Would the car not have to be charged half-way through?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I am talking about people travelling 180 km, 190 km or 200 km. There are Deputies who travel 280 km, so they would be standing and waiting while charging halfway through.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: They are not really suitable for that type of driving. They are more suitable for people doing 50 km, 60 km, 80 km or 100 km.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I understand that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: We are where we are now. Does the witness agree?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: For €9, one can get 170 km.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: It would be very much in line with the price of diesel. Is that fair enough?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I do not know if the witnesses have businesses. In fairness to the ESB, I do not know if the Government subsidises this process but the company cannot just give electricity to everyone willy-nilly. The company needs to get reimbursement from somewhere, whether that is an EU fund or one from the Government. I understand that the witnesses are trying to get more people to use these vehicles....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: It would be to a Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: The authorities in Dublin city are not being that helpful.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: What speeds are they capable of doing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: That is good.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Does Mr. Séguin have to charge the car a few times on the way to Cork?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: How long does that take?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: One would need to lay out the journey well in advance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Putting on wipers and heaters would cut range as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Is the witnesses serious?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I do not know if this is within our remit. Mayo County Council would be pretty open to putting a fast charger in place or to trying to accommodate one.