CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME:
Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening Report
3. MODIFICATIONS TO THE EV CHARGING STRATEGY
A summary of Strategy modifications arising following consideration of consultation submissions is provided in Table 3-1. Table 3-1: Summary of Strategy Modifications Action Summary of Modification n/a The following red text has been added under the heading "Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation" in Section 2.0:
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:...The Total Power Output (Kw) assigned to Cork City Council for 2025 has been set at 8,083 Kw and 26,582 Kw for year 2030 when approximately 30% of the national fleet will be electrified. The following red text under "Introduction" in Section 3.0 has been added: Neighbourhood Charging Stations: These charging stations are typically normal speed installations with a total charging speed of 22kW shared between 2 charge points at each charging station. Typically, 2 such charging stations (Total Output Power – 44Kw) will be provided, possibly on a phased basis (i.e. initially 1 charging station followed by a second depending on demand and available ESB network capacity). The following red text under "Introduction" in Section 3.0 has been amended to: Community Charging Stations: These are fast charging stations with a total charging speed of between 150kW and 300kW shared between 4 to 8 charge points. The following red text under "Community Charging Stations" in Section 3.0 has been added: There will be opportunities to expand the mobility offer at such community charging stations in line with the national delivery of Mobility Hubs to include the car share opportunities, bike share facilities including e-bikes, etc. Principle 1 in Section 4.0 has been amended to include the following red text: EV infrastructure will form part of a wider sustainable transport network: In the context of Cork City Council’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, the siting of new EV charging stations will avoid impacting on both existing and proposed new active and sustainable transport projects in the city (i.e. Busconnects). In addition, a key objective in the siting of new charge points in the city is that they will be easily accessible by foot from the surrounding residential areas. Principle 2 in Section 4.0 has been amended to replace "a percentage of wheelchair accessible units will be included for within the total stock of infrastructure charging stations" with "all charge points will be wheelchair accessible where practical": EV charging infrastructure will work for everyone, regardless of age, health, income, or other needs: The Cork City Council’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy will require all charge points to be well lit, incorporate sustainable energy generation (where possible) and that all charge points will be wheelchair accessible where practical. In terms of electricity costs, the strategy will include opportunities for residents to avail of both low cost charging opportunities (i.e. normal speed charging) and fast charging (generally at a higher cost).
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