A senior official from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has played down the need for hundreds of thousands of public chargers for electric vehicles around the country.

The companies have begun installing EV chargers at two residential blocks in Dublin, with plans to install hundreds of Nevo charging points that use the Monta platform.

When Trondheim-based Magnus Korpås bought his first electric car in 2019, he settled on a Tesla — the model of car that offered the most charging stations available to him at the time. However, in just a few years, Norway built out its charging infrastructure so quickly that no matter what type of electric vehicle (EV) you choose, there’s virtually always a charging point nearby.

Despite a fall-off in demand for electric vehicles (EVs) last year, sales are on course to deliver “a step-change” the year after next, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Renault Trucks says it has achieved a market share of 24.2 per cent in the medium- and heavy-duty electric truck segment in Europe in 2022. Specifically, the Volvo Group-owned manufacturer sold 379 units of the E-Tech D and E-Tech D Wide models in Europe last year.