MOTORISTS can acquire grants of up to €5,000 for battery operated cars, a €2,000 boost on the previous amount announced.Car manufacturers Peugeot and Citroen have signed a deal to bring in the new electric car models -- the C-Zero - to Ireland.
Consumers purchasing battery electric vehicles may take delivery of grants of up to €5,000 as hybrid electric vehicles have a €2,500 grant attached to them.
ESB chief executive Padraig McManus said Ireland was one of the first countries in the world to construct a nationwide electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
The Government's objective is to have 2,000 charging points and 30 fast-charging units nationwide by the end of 2011.
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