A Northern Ireland council has been warned it is facing “dire straits” over its lack of electric vehicle charging points.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council could potentially seek to install over 180 electric vehicle charging points throughout the district following stark concerns raised in chambers.
Recent estimates from the local authority show that individual electric charging points for the public could cost £12,000 each. A Council report found that to install around 180 charging points could cost “as much as £2.7 million in total”, a figure officials deemed “unrealistic” from a cost point of view.
