It’s time for Ireland to get into the electric car
Ditching fossil-fuel vehicles could help us meet our carbon emissions targets, according to experts at this week’s Electric Vehicle Summit in Croke Park
From left: Robert Llewellyn, actor, comedian and producer of 'Fully Charged'; Paul Mulvaney, executive director innovation, ESB; Josey Wardle, infrastructure manager, Zero Carbon Futures, UK; Shane Ross, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport; and Frank G Rieck, research professor, Future Mobility, Rotterdam University and vice-president, the European Association for Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (AVERE) Pictures: Maura Hickey
Picture: Maura Hickey. Electric Vehicle Summit 2017. LtoR: Christopher Surgeoner, Trainee Engineer, NIE Networks Ltd and Nora Tacken, Product Managers, Volswagen Group Ireland, John Lawlor, Corporate Regulations and Energy Policy Manager, ESB
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Picture: Maura Hickey. Electric Vehicle Summit 2017. LtoR: Jim Gannon, Chief Executive, SEAI (Sustainable Energy Association of Ireland), Laura Behan, Head of Climate Change Unit, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Patrick Magee, Country Operations Manager, Renault Group Ireland, David Thomas, Managing Director, Volvo Car Ireland, Christoph Bornschein, Co-founder and CEO, TLGG GMBH, Germany and Paulo Alves, Managing Director, BMW Group Ireland.
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Picture: Maura Hickey. Electric Vehicle Summit 2017. LtoR: Ray Aherne, Manager, Fleet & Equipment, ESB Networks and Brian Purcell, Business Development Manager, Zero Emmissions, Nissan Ireland.
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Picture: Maura Hickey. Electric Vehicle Summit 2017. LtoR: Christopher Surgeoner, Trainee Engineer, NIE Networks Ltd and Dale Harris, Mechanical Engineer, Photonomi Group Operations (Ireland).
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Picture: Maura Hickey. Electric Vehicle Summit 2017. LtoR: Dr Onoph Caron, Head of Elaad (an initiative of the Dutch Grid companies) and Chair of OCA (Open Charge Alliance), Netherlands and Bob Moran, Deputy Head, Office of Low Emission Vehicles, UK.
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Picture: Maura Hickey. Electric Vehicle Summit 2017. Alan Nolan, Director General, Society for the Irish Motoring Industry and Dr. Cara Augustenborg, Environmental Scientist and Chair, Friends of the Earth Europe.
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Picture: Maura Hickey. Electric Vehicle Summit 2017. Denis O'Leary, Head of Smart Energy Technologies, ESB.
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