Thursday's business news headlines

Equinix is committing USD $700M to Dundalk company Hanley Energy in a deal that will create an initial 200 new jobs in Dundalk. The deal will see Hanley Energy build a manufacturing facility to be used exclusively to build specialised power equipment for Equinix’s data centres wo ...  عرض المزيد

Future Work World is the new book from Barry Winkless, Cpl's Executive Strategy Advisor and Head of Future of Work Institute. In it, he discusses the new kinds of workers and workplaces, from AI to creating a “hero journey” for staff. Barry joined Susan Hayes Culleton this mornin ...  عرض المزيد

Can electric cars ever be genuinely fun to drive the way the best combustion engine cars are? Dan thinks he's figured it out, but Andrew is going to take some convincing. Ultimately it comes down to the charging infrastructure, because without readily available fast chargers ...  عرض المزيد

On today’s show we are talking about the merits of having a high speed charging station on your property. A charger is an income producing asset, or at least it might be depending on the contractual arrangement. 

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We’re in Madrid to discover a new way to power urban electric vehicles. No longer charging but swapping your batteries, or charging at your desk.We meet the people trying it out, and speak to leading motor journalists to see if this really is a game changer in electric vehicle dr ...  عرض المزيد

Sales of electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars are rising in Australia. But do we have electricity infrastructure that can cope with the demand?Owners will often want to charge at peak times in the early evening, but that convenience could stress the power grid to breaking po ...  عرض المزيد