Electric Vehicle (EV) registrations in Ireland in 2021 grew by over 130%. This is creating unprecedented demand for vehicles and infrastructure. EVs continue to fill out all segments of the car market. They are rapidly moving to fill the commercial fleet segments. Energy prices have bounced back following the low price period experienced during COVID. This is sending inflation soaring to 5.5% in 2021 and putting pressure on people’s pockets. But, EVs can reduce annual energy costs by 70%. There is a looming ban on petrol and diesel car sales coming in 2030. The annual escalation of carbon taxes set to reach €100 per tonne by then. So, the race is on to switch to electric vehicles. This quick-fire session will tell you all you need to know about EV progress in Ireland. It will cover all supports available to you. We will address the latest technologies and issues concerning consumers. You will also hear first-hand what it is like to replace a large commercial fleet of vehicles with EVs from An Post.

2. ENERGY THEATRE SESSION 1PM:
“Roll out of EV Charger Infrastructure &
Associated Schemes”
• Graham Brennan, SEAI – EV Infrast & Schemes
• Derek Reilly, “EV Review Ireland” – Consumer View
• John Smith, An Post – Fleet Electrification
• Q&A

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€135m
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What will it cost?
How much EV Infrastructure is
needed?
Source: SEAI

5. Home Charger Grant Scheme
• Home Charger Grant Scheme
– €600 grant per Home Charger installed
– Total Installed Cost ~€1,200
– Only for Homes with Off Street Parking
• Supply Wiring must Meet Standards
– Electricity supply “Tails” should be 16mm2
– Wiring should be inspected before EV
Charger is installed
• Progress
– 8,000 grants paid out in 2021 with
– +16,000 expected in 2022

6. Home Charger Grant Scheme – Smart Chargers
• Only Smart Chargers will be Eligible
– Changes being made Targeted for Mid-2022
– Consumer will choose Approved Smart Charger
• How is a Smart Charger defined?
– Must Send and Receive data from external
– Modify vehicle Charge Rate in response
– Monitor & Report consumption
• How do I Register my Charger Product?
– Create an Account on SEAI’s Triple E Register
– Submit product using New Category “SEAI
Grants - Eligible EV Chargers”
6 www.seai.ie

7. Apartment Charging & Public Residential Charging Schemes
1. Apartment or Mixed Use Developments Charging
• Indicative support of up to 80% for EV network
• Different support for OMC/LA/Commercial BTR
• Must use Registered Charge Point Operator
• Launch in April
2. Public (Residential) Charging Scheme
• 5kEuro per socket for LA
• Open since 2019 – only 4 applications
• Private investment not interested
• LAs reluctant to own & operate chargers
• Plenty of scope for innovation & diversity of solution

8. Other SEAI Supports Available
• SEAI EV Vehicle Grant Scheme
– Only for BEVs with price not exceeding
50kEuro
– Private cars eligible for 5kEuro
– Commercial N1 vehicles eligible 3.8kEuro
• SEAI’s Vehicle Comparison tool
– Compare price, running cost, km electric
range
• Accelerated Capital Allowances
– Available for EVs and chargers
• SEAI Fleet Trial (in development)
– Companies may trial EV car or van
8 www.seai.ie

9. Other Supports Available
• Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT)
– VRT dropped from 14% to 7% plus VRT relief
of up to 5,000euro for BEVs
• Motorway Toll Discounts for EVs
– Up to 50% (peak) or 75% (off-peak)
– For Private Vehicles and Goods Vehicles
• Benefit-in-Kind Relief (for BEVs only)
– Relief available on reducing amount each year
from 50kEuro to 10kEuro until 2025
• TII - Alternatively Fuelled Heavy Duty Vehicle
Purchase Grant Scheme
– Grant of 40-60% of Price Difference
– BEV, PHEV, Hydrogen or Natural Gas
9 www.seai.ie

10. Graham Brennan
Sustainable Transport Programme Manager
t + 353 1 8082025
f + 353 1 8082002
e graham.brennan@seai.ie
w www.seai.ie
linkedin.com/in/graham-brennan-060724203
Thank You

11. Coming Down The Road
Derek Reilly - Nevo / EV Review Ireland

23. An Post’s Fleet:
Our Journey to
Zero Emissions
31.03.2022
John Smith - Sustainable Infrastructure and Facilities Manager

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An Post
2.2m addresses served every working day
1.7m post office customers every week
Over 9000 employees
Three mail centres and over 100 delivery
depots
900 post offices across the country

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Sustainability Framework and Commitments
…to guide our thinking
and put our strategy
into action…
Utilising 5 UN Sustainable
Development Goals as a
framework…
…we have devised a number of
commitments and targets as
outlined in our Sustainability
Report.

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An Post’s Climate Action Commitments
• 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2025
• Net zero carbon emissions by 2030
• Emission free deliveries in all Irish cities by end of 2021
– ACHIEVED!
• Read about our commitments & progress in our annual
Sustainability Report

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An Post’s Fleet
• Only postal service in the world with ISO 50001 for
our buildings and fleet
• One of the largest fleets in Ireland
 4,000 vehicles
 1,000 EVs
 140 eTrikes
 Ireland’s first 7.5 tonne electric trucks
• Largest private charging network in Ireland
 circa 1,300 chargers
• One of the largest electric vehicle fleets in Europe
• First postal service provider in the world to achieve
zero carbon emission delivery status in a capital city
• 6/6 zero emission cities

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Challenges for An Post
Infrastructure
physical &
electrical
Cost &
availabil
ity
Management of
the
charging
network
Traini
ng
Range
capabili
ty

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HGV Fleet
• September 2021
– Commenced trial of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil fuel (HVO)
– Retrofitted an existing 45,000 litre tank and diesel pump
– Since September over 120,000 km travelled on HVO
– Average - 25lts/ 100 km, on par with our diesel efficiency
– 92% reduction in carbon emissions

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Next Steps
• Investigate zero & low emission HGVs, through collaboration with our peers and membership organisations

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Thank you!