Dublin: safe on-street EV charging
The Challenge
The city aims to safely provide EV charging for residents without driveways, integrating infrastructure seamlessly with public footpaths while meeting health and safety standards.
The city is keen to explore solutions that would allow residents to access safe and convenient on-street EV charging without requiring significant new infrastructure installations, especially in dense, residential areas where public space is limited.
Who can apply?
The call is open to startups and SMEs. As a mono-beneficiary scheme, it is aimed at single legal entities and all proposals must therefore be submitted by a single entity. Consortia are not permitted.
Additionally:
- They must be registered as legal entities in either an EU member state or a third country associated with Horizon Europe, including the United Kingdom.
- To ensure a balanced project portfolio, SMEs selected for the EIT Urban Mobility 2024 RAPTOR Call and the previous SME Market Expansion 2024 open call are not eligible to apply for this call.
Background
Dublin is working to increase access to electric vehicle charging for residents without off-street parking and to support commercial installations of charging hubs and rapid chargers for residential developments, enroute, and destination charging. Currently the number of neighbourhood charging units controlled by the local authority of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown is under 30, with no rapid chargers installed as of November 2024. The city is keen to explore solutions that would allow residents in terraced houses or buildings without private driveways or garages, to access safe and convenient on-street EV charging without requiring significant new infrastructure installations, especially in dense, residential areas where public space is limited.