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Irish Independent
5 days ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
EV drivers in Limerick set to benefit from three new high-powered recharging hubs
The new sites are supported by nearly €8 million in government funding and will be strategically located to ensure drivers are never more than 60km from a high-power charging facility. 'We're taking real, practical steps to make electric vehicles work for everyone,' said Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien. 'With more chargers, more choice, and more support, we hope even more people will feel confident making the switch to electric,' he added. The recharging hubs are part of the Light Duty Vehicle (LDV) initiative operated by Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI) and delivered by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). This national phase of the programme focused on over 1,200km of national single carriageway roads. Funding was awarded through a grant process for accessible locations such as service stations, supermarkets, hotels, and car parks. The total funding for this phase amounts to €7.9 million, with several Limerick locations among the first confirmed: Weev Charging Ltd, Templeglantine, N21; Hodkinson's Centra & Top Oil, Patrickswell, N21; Dooleys SuperValu, Newcastle West, N21. Peter Walsh, CEO of TII, said: 'Working in partnership with ZEVI and the private sector, this scheme is helping us build the kind of infrastructure people can rely on: fast, efficient and accessible.' This announcement follows earlier funding rounds under the ZEVI National Road Network EV Charging Plan, which have already supported the installation of 131 high-power chargers at 17 motorway and dual-carriageway locations. A new scheme, aimed at supporting charging infrastructure on an additional 3,000km of national roads, is also underway, with applications open until the end of June.
South China Morning Post
6 days ago
- General
- South China Morning Post
Chinese state media releases key details about DF-5 nuclear weapons
China's state broadcaster CCTV has for the first time released some of the key specifications of one of the country's nuclear weapons China's nuclear programme has traditionally been highly secretive, particularly regarding specific missile capabilities and deployments, and it was not clear why the information about the DF-5, an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), was made public. Official disclosures typically use vague language, avoiding precise details about the weapons but Monday's broadcast disclosed that the two-stage missile, which it described as China's 'first-generation strategic ICBM', could deliver a single nuclear warhead with an explosive yield of between 3 to 4 megatons of TNT. It added that the missile had a maximum range of 12,000km (7,460 miles) – enough to strike the continental United States and western Europe – and was accurate to within 500 metres, a critical factor according to modern military doctrines. It added that the missile was '32.6 metres in length with a diameter of 3.35 metres and a launch weight of 183 tonnes'. The missile's warhead yield – up to 4 megatons – is roughly 200 times greater than the atomic bombs dropped by the US on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II. Former People's Liberation Army instructor Song Zhongping said the missile, which was developed in the early 1970s and entered service in 1981, played a critical role in China's nuclear deterrence strategy.
