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Feb 2024
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An idea of a Airbnb for car charging

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Do you have an EV and suffer from range anxiety or perhaps you're toying with getting a battery powered car but worry about the lack of charging infrastructure which will leave you stranded with no power? Or you live in an apartment and can't charge your car overnight. 

There’s no doubt that there aren't enough fast charging points publicly available in Ireland but perhaps an Irish startup has a decent idea about how you might be able to charge up in someone’s private driveway nearby.  

Maebh Reynolds, Co-Founder and CEO of GoPlugable which wants to be the Airbnb for car charging and joined Joe this morning.

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