Paul is a Chartered Engineer and lives in Wicklow. He is a long-time motorist and has made the switch to an Electric Vehicle in the past year. He was encouraged to make the switch by the vehicle running costs, environmental benefits of EV use and improvements in technology. He travels up to 30Km 3 times per week and occasionally travels 50 km to Dublin.
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What vehicle are you currently driving?
Kia e-Niro 64 kw – it is an excellent vehicle, arguable the best ‘affordable’ EV on the market.
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What do you consider to the benefits of driving an Electric Vehicle?
Reduced environmental impact. Reduced running costs. Comfort of driving. Uncomplicated.
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Any challenges?
Public charging infrastructure is weak in some areas. We only purchased the EV after we bought our first house as it wasn’t viable to have an EV in rented accommodation and the public infrastructure wouldn’t support our needs.
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What advice would you give to someone considering their first EV?
Don’t by put off by the entry (purchase) cost – the reduced running costs will pay dividends.
