Photograph: GettyFewer than half the fast chargers needed for electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030 will be provided unless Government boosts support for their roll-out, industry operators have warned. Under EU guidelines, the Republic should be aiming to have 59,000 fast chargers by 2030 – 40 times those existing and planned. “It makes forward thinking and planning almost impossible.”Private operators expected to add just 500-600 fast chargers a year over the next five years. MPI asked for the Taxsaver travel pass, which currently provides discounts on public transport, to be extended to shared transport services. MPI is also asking to be included in a new combined public transport and shared services digital payment card.
