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It's July 1, so we've taken the time to see how charging infrastructure's developed over the first half of the year. Some of the highlights:

• +264 CCS
• -6 Chademo
• +326 Type 2
• 60 locations Now Building [amounting to 300+ connectors]

At this rate we look set to outdo 2025's additional CCS (448).

The slight decline in Chademo connectors relates primarily to unit replacements (a CCS plus Chademo unit being replaced with a dual CCS unit) exceeding the rate of new units with them.

SEAI's published their rules & requirements for the ICE2EV Scheme. This adds to what was announced previously & is more explicit on certain of the requirements - most notably that the vehicle being purchased must also be SEAI Purchase Grant eligible... the maximum vehicle value for which is to be reduced from €60,000 to €50,000 at the end of July.

The following rules will apply: 

• The budget amount for this scheme is €10 million. Once all the funds have been given out, the scrappage scheme will close.
• The budget for this has been allocated as 65% for rural dwellers and 35% for urban. Once the budget for a category has been used up, that category will close.  
• For urban dwellers theCSO identification of Urban City is being used. Any dwellers outside of this will be, for the purposes of this scheme, considered rural. Your Eircode will be required to validate your address.
• Scrappage will only apply for new grant eligible Electric Vehicles (EVs) registered as private from 262 onwards.
• Only private passenger cars are eligible for scrappage.
• Any ICE vehicle with a registration of 2013 or older is eligible to be scrapped. BEV and PHEVs are not eligible for scrappage under this scheme. 
• Vehicles must be owned by the customer 12 months prior to scrapping the vehicle.
• The car must be taxed and insured at the time of application with an NCT that has expired no more than 6 months prior to application. 
• The vehicle log book must be provided. 
• Vehicles can only be scrapped by a registered EV dealer. 
• Scrappage is only eligible when purchasing a new EV.
• The EV dealer will deduct the scrappage amount and the relevant grant from the cost of the new private EV. 
• SEAI will reimburse the EV dealer for the deducted amount.

Full scheme details now available, including requirements for existing vehicle.