Council employee not allowed charge electric bike

LIMERICK city firefighter Marty Mannering owns the country’s only full-speed electric motorbike — but his employers have refused to allow him to charge the bike at work.

The Vetrix bike, which goes up to 70km/h, can be charged through a normal three-pin 240v socket and costs just 11 cent to charge for 24 hours — less than the cost of charging a laptop.