provision of such EV charging infrastructure is encouraged for new developments through development management where there is a requirement in the Cork City Development Plan that a certain number of new parking spaces are set aside for EV charging. Principle 5: Across the EV charging network, EV charging systems will be interoperable and as simple as possible to use: The delivery of interoperability will primarily be the responsibility of Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland , however Cork City Council’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy will ensure a consistent approach to infrastructure delivery across the jurisdiction to facilitate the introduction of common data and reporting requirements across the country.
Car Ownership Existing Car Ownership
The population of Cork City is 222,333 based on Census 2022 representing 4.3% of the entire population of Ireland. At the end of 2022 there was a total of 2,255,971 registered private cars on Irish roads with a total of 272,726 cars registered in County Cork with an estimated 96,635 cars registered in Cork City. Of which approximately 1550 (1.6%) are fully electric and 1550 (1.6%) are plug-in hybrids.
Future Car Ownership As noted previously, the ambition for the country is to have a total of 845,000 electric passenger vehicles registered in the country by 2030, which based on current car ownership would result in approximately 36,500 electric vehicles in Cork City. This is equivalent to a 12 fold increase in Electric Vehicles compared to the end of 2022. To facilitate this projected growth in electric vehicle a significant increase in publicly available charging infrastructure is required.
Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy - Publicly Accessible Charging Infrastructure
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