Key Principles The Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy has been prepared based on five fundamental principles: Principle 1: EV infrastructure will form part of a wider sustainable transport network This principle will ensure that both our land use strategies and supporting transport infrastructure ultimately support the compact growth of our urban areas and ensure active and public transport travel modes are promoted over private travel, including travel by electric vehicles. Principle 2: EV charging infrastructure will work for everyone, regardless of age, health, income, or other needs This principle will ensure a fair and equitable transition for all members of society both in terms of physical mobility and taking into account the varying socio-economic factors of the population. Finally, any software application (app) delivered or endorsed by ZEVI should ensure full disclosure with respect to costs and developed to allow maximum accessibility by all age groups in the state. Principle 3: For the majority of EV users, home charging will remain the main solution This principle will ensure home charging is the primary means of fuelling electric vehicles into the future and allows for improved optimisation of the state’s electrical grid. Principle 4: Options will be provided for those who cannot charge at home This principle ensures that for at least part of the publicly accessible charge points that low cost charge points are provided proximate to homes which do not have access to private off-street parking. In addition, community hubs are to be provided to supplement the neighbourhood charge points, a key benefit of providing residential community hubs is the confidence they will give drivers to invest in an electric vehicle by removing any potential concern with respect to range and charger anxiety. Principle 5: Across the EV charging network, EV charging systems will be interoperable and as simple as possible to use This principle will ensure consistency in the delivery and operation of electric vehicle charge points in the state and requires the preparation of a national standard. This interoperability between potentially different suppliers of electric charge points in the city is supported by the Cork City Council’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy and is key to enhanced user interface with this new technology.
Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation key objectives include the following:
• to ensure minimum infrastructure to support the required uptake of alternative fuel vehicles across all transport modes and in all EU Member States to meet the EU’s climate objectives; • to ensure full interoperability of the infrastructure; and • to ensure comprehensive user information and adequate payment options at alternative fuels infrastructure. The proposed regulation sets a number of mandatory national targets for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure across all countries in the European Union which will be subdivided further to each jurisdiction in the state to ensure a balanced approach is delivered. The scale of publicly available electric recharging infrastructure (in terms of Power Output (kW)) for light duty road vehicles (cars and vans) for the jurisdiction of Cork City has been prepared by Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland based on the following criteria:
Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy - Publicly Accessible Charging Infrastructure
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