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Ireland to ban new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030

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    antiolrach
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    Wow. That's quite surprising for me, given we have a) really poor electric car infrastructure, and b) really really poor public transport infrastructure. I'd be delighted to be proven wrong, but I...

    Wow. That's quite surprising for me, given we have a) really poor electric car infrastructure, and b) really really poor public transport infrastructure. I'd be delighted to be proven wrong, but I can't see how they can hit this goal in such a short timespan

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    1. Greg
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      Seems like a fairly solid way to create demand for the infrastructure, though! In terms of building the charge network Ireland's quite an unusual case, too, in that you'll run out of land before...

      Seems like a fairly solid way to create demand for the infrastructure, though!

      In terms of building the charge network Ireland's quite an unusual case, too, in that you'll run out of land before you run out of range in a lot of cases - so the vast majority of use should be covered by overnight trickle charging.

      [Edit] Also, banning new cars in 2030 puts the realistic majority tipping point around 2040, with a near-total phase out well timed to meet the 2050 deadline, so it's more of a 20-30 year plan than a 10 year one.

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