James Costello

Transport: Feasibility of Electric Cars

Outline of the goal of this document:

• Understanding of electric cars.

• Understanding of the requirements of these cars if they can be a real benefit.

• Understanding the costs of these cars and improvements required for long term benefits.

• Outline of possibility improvements / policy change that could be made.

Overview

General scope of document:

General introduction to cars and electric cars

• What is electric cars.

  • Potential of electric, other renewable types of cars.

• What is greenhouse gases and role cars have in greenhouse effect.

Why is this beneficial to Ireland

• • Explain Ireland dependence on oil.

  • Explain government policy to change, if needs to change.

• Explain consumer attitudes to renewable cars.

Problems with electric cars

• • Downside of electric cars price, storage efficient change points etc.

• ESB power supply stable.

Economic issues/benefits

• • If Ireland does not change what is the economic price and benefits that can be gained.

• Environment, benefit reducing co2 emission plus the EU policy on pollution reducing

• Government policies, why they are incentives to change to electric?

Brief summary of different topics discussed in this document

• Conclusion - general summary, pros and cons etc..