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Can you guess this one surprising fact about Irish roads?

We bet the answer will make your hair stand on end…

DID YOU KNOW that every single county and 85% of major cities and towns have access to electric vehicle charging points?

Yep, it’s true. With that in mind, see if you can guess how many electric car charging points there are in Ireland at the moment.

How many car charging points are there in Ireland?
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250 - 500

500 - 1000
Over 1000
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Nope - it's over 1000
There are a lot more electric car charging points than you think.
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There are a lot more electric car charging points than you think, right?
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Were you surprised by the answer?

Check it out for yourself below with our interactive map – you can pull, drag and zoom to figure out how close you are to a charging point. It will almost certainly be closer than you think.

Jackpot.


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Not only are the charging points all over the place, but the Nissan Leaf offers you a fast charge – up to 80% in only 30 minutes. Not only that, but the Leaf can charge while you sleep and will stop charging when its full. It’s so smart you plug it in at 8pm and tell it needs be charged to 100%, it’ll do the math on when to start charging and when to stop. 

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