The new mobility strategy for the republic calls for a rapid expansion with millions of euros of investment.

The Government’s plans to reduce State grants to motorists buying electric cars will begin from July, Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan has said, in a move that could hit plans to double EV sales this year.

Shell USA is buying all shares of the destination electric vehicle charging company Volta, which operates over 3,000 stations.

The trials for Optimise Prime, the world’s biggest trial of commercial electric vehicles (EVs) have come to an end, and demonstrated how barriers, such as cost and energy demand, can be overcome through digitisation and new product offerings.

Hertz is teaming up with the city of Denver to build out its EV-charging infrastructure.