Electric car runs out of road
Sir, – I am currently sitting waiting in a queue at the Galway Plaza for one of only two high-speed chargers to come free on my journey on the M6 Galway motorway. I also stopped at an Athlone motorway service station and again all the chargers were occupied.
Meanwhile, all the petrol and diesel cars are buzzing around and are filled in 2-3 minutes!
The lack of a proper charging infrastructure makes any long distance journey very difficult, if not impossible, in Ireland.
It is a national disgrace and flies in the face of the Government's environmental targets and commitments.
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I would strongly urge any perspective buyers of new cars who regularly do long journeys to stay well clear of fully electric vehicles while our charging infrastructure is still so poor. – Yours, etc,
BERNARD FARRELLY,
Sixmilebridge,
Co Clare.
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