Useful Info

The links below are to a variety of sites and/or articles which may prove useful to existing and future EV Owners:

• Irish EV Owners Association Facebook Page – This is the publicly accessible Facebook page for the Irish EV Owners Association Group, don’t forget to ‘Like’ us.

• Statutory Instruments – The following S.I. were published in 2014 concerning electric vehicles and charging points, the Irish EV Owners group is currently working to have the various authorities sign electric vehicle parking bays as outlined;
  • S.I. No. 325/2014 – Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Car Clubs and Electrically Powered Vehicles) Regulations 2014.
  • S.I. No. 330/2014 – Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

• Other online EV sites;
  • EVA Scotland – Electric Vehicle Association Scotland
  • Speak EV – Electric car forum
  • Full Charged Show – YouTube show presented by Robert Llewellyn about Electric Vehicles and sustainable infrastructure.
  • TeslaBjorn – YouTube channel of Bjorn Nyland, covering all sort of Electric Vehicles.

• ESB eCars website – Information about the rollout of Ireland’s public charge network, home charger installation and the eCars ambassador programs.
• SEAI website – Information about the SEAI support
• € 600 home charger SEAI grant application website

• eCarNI – Information about eCar charge network in Northern Ireland and incentives available to residents of NI.

• Nissan LEAF
  • MyNissanLeaf.com – US based Nissan LEAF chat forum
  • Nissan LEAF Ireland Facebook Page
  • Nissan LEAF Connect EV Registration page
  • Nissan LEAF Range Charts

• Irish based EV specialist dealers
  • Next Eco Car
  • Electric Autos
  • Eco Cars

• EVBMW.com – Development of a low cost battery electric car based on a 1996 BMW 316i by Irish man Damien Maguire
• Going Electric – Blog written by Keith McGreal about his experiences trialling the Renault Fluence Z.E.
• Carwow – Information and comparison for purchasing cars in the UK.