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Ciara Foxton

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
45 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

Yeah, we have some obviously subject to planning and ESB connections and that sort of good stuff.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

Two that I can mention are Kilcullen and Firmoy, big motorway locations for us.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

And that's where we typically find customers want to charge.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

They want to use the facilities.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

They want to get food themselves and recharge themselves.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

So, yeah, we're really excited.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

We've more than that.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

We've about 450.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

Oh, wow.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

But we are market leaders.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

We absolutely are market leaders.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

450.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

Yeah, that's across our company-owned business and our dealer partners.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

Yeah, well, as a business, you know, about 50% of our businesses happens in the shop.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

So it continues to be important even outside of that EV customer.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

But yes, you're absolutely right, Tom, it's becoming more and more important.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

We're still quite a bit to go in Ireland.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

Less than 20% of our registrations are EV.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

But as that trend continues and we catch up with our counterparts in, say, Denmark and Norway, it's going to be a very key part for that customer journey.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Circle K opens its first dedicated electric vehicle hubs

Absolutely.