100,000 EV charging points needed by 2030 yet only 1,900 are in place

Terry Lee-Williams, ARUP; Brian Cooke, director general SIMI; Gillian Fanning, SIMI president, and Jim Power, economist, at the launch of a new report on reducing light fleet carbon emissions to achieve government targets. Picture: Lorraine O'Sullivan

Ireland will need 100,000 fast charging points within the next eight years in order to facilitate electric vehicles on the road, but just 1,900 are currently available across the country.

That’s according to a new report released by Arup and economist, Jim Power, on reducing light fleet carbon emissions to achieve government targets.