Green Limerick: New ultra-fast EV charging ports for city amenity

NEW ultra-fast charging ports have been announced for one Limerick location as part of a major government initiative.

Applegreen Electric charging station in Clondrinagh, in close proximity to Coonagh roundabout, will be getting fast and ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in the near future.

Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, announced 131 new high-powered recharging points across the country and located near motorways.

Those driving EVs in Limerick will benefit with the reassurance they will reach their destination sooner as it takes less time to charge their vehicle.

Additionally, drivers will be able to recharge sooner rather than later with the average distance between high-power recharging pools along the scheme routes being 45km.

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Minister Ryan said: “EVs are an important part of our journey to reducing emissions.

“They are cleaner, better cars but we want to provide extra certainty to people either using an EV now or thinking about one in the future.

“Putting in place these banks of high-powered recharging points is an important first step in our commitment to people and to a more sustainable transport system.”

Minister Ryan continued by promising other follow-up schemes to “ensure people know that they can charge their cars easily”.

The 131 recharging points will provide 24,260 kilowatts (24 megawatts) of additional recharging capacity.

They will be funded by Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI) under the first EV Charging Infrastructure LDV (Light Duty Vehicle) En-Route Grant Scheme and led by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).

The grant scheme was launched in February this year and aims to accelerate the development of EV recharging infrastructure across Ireland’s road network by incentivising private sector involvement.

The infrastructure will be built by private business, grant aided by the Department of Transport.

They are expected to be in place by the end of 2025.