CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Environmental Report
2. THE STRATEGY
2.1 Overview Cork City Council’s EV Charging Strategy focuses on the delivery of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure to allow for the targeted uptake in electric vehicles in Cork City. The Strategy has made recommendations with respect to the different types of charging infrastructure required and its spatial distribution within Cork City. The Strategy has identified a first wave of infrastructure investment to be designed and constructed up to 2025 which will subsequently be monitored and analysed to refine the delivery of subsequent waves of investment. The Strategy focuses on the delivery of publicly accessible charging infrastructure (primary focus on residential neighbourhood and destination charge points) with the objective to serve the charging needs of residents and visitors to the city. Further electric vehicle charging infrastructure will be delivered in the city to include en- route charging infrastructure and charging infrastructure for buses and heavy goods vehicles. The preparation of the Strategy was informed by a process of public participation and consultation. The Strategy represents an important document that will form the foundations to support and facilitate the development of EV charging infrastructure within the local authority area. 2.2 Context The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act (as amended) provides a statutory underpinning to climate action in Ireland. It specifies the requirement to develop a national Climate Action Plan (CAP) and sets out actions that must be taken to commit Ireland to a target reduction of GHGs by 51% by 2030 and to achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2050. In particular, the CAP provides targets for a 50% reduction in transport emissions by 2030. The CAP supports regional and local authorities with the development of EV Network Plans, and that these plans should be aligned with the adopted national Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy 2022-2025. The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation sets several 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. Objective 5.22 of the Cork City Development Plan 2022 - 2028 (CDP) supports the use of EVs and the provision of charging infrastructure on-street, within carparks and in new developments. In response, Cork City Council has prepared a Strategy for the rollout of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in the city. 2.3 Strategy Content The Strategy has made recommendations with respect to the different types of charging infrastructure required and its spatial distribution within Cork City. The Strategy has identified a first wave of infrastructure investment to be designed and constructed up to 2025 which will subsequently be monitored and analysed to refine the delivery of subsequent waves of investment. Cork City Council’s Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy primarily focuses on the delivery of residential neighbourhood charging infrastructure which can be further broken down into two types of charging facilities:
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