Random EV thoughts.....

I think in the video they mentioned 1600 Gpm pumps, doing some googling turned up a diesel pump with a 70HP engine

70HP is just over 50kW, and they might have mentioned 4 pumps, so over 200kW total?

Logistically yes, but it'll never happen to any great extent. The business parking is private and for staff and customers only. Allowing people in to charge at night would create a hassle for business owners, that they don't want.

What happens if the car is broken into during the night for example? Or if someone trips over while plugging the car in and injures themselves? Business owners don't want that kind of liability on their hands

Probably the closest I ever saw was a nearby Nissan dealership with a Chademo charger. The charger was near the gate and after hours you could park on the pavement and pull the cable over the fence to charge for free. Loads of Leafs and a few Tesla's used it, and the salesman told me it was fine when I bought my Leaf.

But if anything untoward happened then the dealership could say the people charging were trespassing and not using the charger correctly, so they'd dodge any liability

It happens all over, for example in the business park where I (occasionally) work there's 4 paid chargers available for staff, but they don't get used outside of business hours because the park closes the gates and doesn't allow overnight parking

The solution is for the Local Councils/Authorities to get involved. They are the "heart" of the community and they are there to "serve" the community.

I've given many examples of over time of how LCs or LAs can educate a community. If one remembers Rodau as we used them for cheap Ionity rates (so subsidies) they also have a rental scheme where you can get an EV for 1 quid an hour. So people can try out and see if an EV is for them. Dublin LCs have gocar sanctioned with free parking anywhere in Dublin but did not asked them to run more EV on the streets not have provided chargers for the ones they have. Since the introduction of charges at ACs the number of EVs gocar has decreased which is just backwards.

Westminister has a page dedicated to EVs and EV chargers

so does Amsterdam and I don't want to touch the Norway

LC will come and say we are gearing for a better public transport and cycling which I do agree that are needed but why those cities like Amsterdamm and Vienna which already have a good public transport are still doing much more for the EVs than LCs here in Ireland? I do believe that rapid public transport (I really hope to live and the the Metro) is needed and cycling lanes are also necessary but I feel that the current policy is against the car at any costs. So while the LC should be your point of call I doubt you'd find much understanding there.

Here is an answer, although from 2018, by Dublin City Council at regard to your question:

You can se the level of push back is there. Very little has changed since.

Businesses are punished if they do what you suggest. Their rates and insurances are based on some opening hours and they may face some costly hikes.

Below is an interesting document that should inform you more about the subject, especially if you plan to contact your LA.

https://www.lgma.ie/en/publications/general-publications/local-authority-electrification-of-fleet-and-ev-charging-guidance.pdf

The car grant would already have been claimed when it was registered and can’t be claimed a second time for the same car.

The charge point grant can of course be claimed by the new owner. That’s tied to your MPRN and applies to new and second hand cars, so that’s fine.

Being a demo wouldn’t matter. They’d still claim the grant at time of registration.

Ultimately the dealer claims the grant, not the owner, so whatever the net price the dealer is selling it for is what she’ll pay. She won’t be paying X and then claiming €5k from the government herself.

But if the dealer registered the car themselves as a demo it'd be commercial purchase and no grant available?

No, demo is considered an exception. The dealers still claim/get the grant. They get slightly less than €5k but it will be still tagged as having already got the grant. Another grant won’t be claimed when it’s sold on.

Seeing as Unkel is always banging on about his Fluence what are people's thoughts on this?

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2012-renault-fluence-z-e-/31211216

Might have a lead on an Ioniq 5 73KW and considering selling my ID3 and the wife's Karoq to move into the larger family car and then have a small run around for my 2KM trip to work.

Oh didn't realise it needed an outdoor socket. Could have one installed easily enough and it'd really handy for the power washer as well.

Other opinion I'm looking at is €6-8K on an older Leaf but I'm probably spending far more than I need at that price.

I'll know tomorrow about the Ioniq and I potentially have a buyer already for the ID3. With only 10K km on it it should sell very quickly if they decide not to take it.

Nope, type 1 on both sides of the car weirdly enough

You're right. I didn't notice that when I was looking earlier.

Hardly 😂

It's just a Leaf that can't fast charge but it is much better looking. As Gumbo says, it charges off a type 1 charge point but you can get a type 1 to type 2 adapter (that's what I use). Be careful as the Fluence comes with a monthly lease payment to Renault, which is very expensive. Only a handful of them (like mine) have had the lease paid off so are now battery owned. You will want proof of this.

And you can forget about buying one for around the €2k mark without battery lease like I did last summer 😂

Damn I was sure it was a commando plug going into the side of the car, I thought I'd recognise a type 1 from the Leaf 🤦‍♂️

Then again I haven't slept properly in a month, so not sure I'd trust anything I say at the moment

1.5yrs and 50,000km in. Maintenance is more about safety checks and less about servicing:

• 4 new Tyres @ 40,000km (70% motorway driving. Aggressive regenerative settings braking also wears tyres slightly faster, 'robust' driving style). Rotated myself every 10,000km. Monitor tyre pressure (act on TPM warnings).
• Brakes pads - 50% worn.
• First annual service checks - Brakes (incl fluids) / Coolant fluids / Suspension / Steering / Gas struts / Air conditioning / Electrical systems & battery health.
• Other DIY consumeables - Wipers / Cabin air filter