Powerscourt Hotel, County Wicklow, named as the first Tesla Destination Charging point in Ireland. Ten more locations to be released in coming weeks.

Tesla has announced that the first "Tesla Destination Charging" location in Ireland will be in the Powerscourt Hotel, County Wicklow. The electric vehicle manufacturer has also indicated that there will be a further ten charging locations installed in the coming weeks.

Destination Charging points are made available to Tesla owners so that they can charge in the same way they would at home. In other words, they can just pull up and plug in.

A Tesla spokesperson said, "Destination charging is part of the full charging picture of Tesla ownership – home charging for day to day travel, Supercharging for long distance journeys and then charging at your destination while you are enjoying your time away. The key is to think of your car charging when it’s idle during your downtime, either at home or where you are going. Then using the Supercharger network to take a short break to grab a coffee on a long journey. With all these options and the longest range of any electric vehicle at up to 613km on a single charge, waiting around unnecessarily for charging has become a thing of the past.

We are continuing to build momentum for our Irish store opening and first Irish deliveries next year. The new destination charger is not just for Irish owners though, as a lot of our UK (and probably European) customers are looking forward to the development of the Tesla charging network in Ireland. Model S and Model X are electric cars that travel all over Europe thanks to the ever-expanding charging network. I know UK customers who don’t think twice about driving to Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland and Germany. Some have even driven to Norway and Sweden to see the Northern Lights in their cars. Anyway, you get the picture."

Opening dates for the first opening of a Tesla store in Ireland are to be announced during early 2017.

Daragh Ó Tuama