{"id":394664,"date":"2026-04-12T11:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/394664\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T11:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:59:09","slug":"shannon-airport-first-in-ireland-to-deploy-electric-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/394664\/","title":{"rendered":"Shannon Airport first in Ireland to deploy electric vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Shannon-Airport-Exterior-1280x1280-1-696x696.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Shannon-Airport-Exterior-1280x1280\"\/>Shannon Airport.<\/p>\n<p>SHANNON Airport has become the first airport in Ireland to deploy a First\u2011Mover R\u20113500 electric vehicle (EV) moving system designed to relocate both electric and conventional vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Originally developed to enable fire departments to safely combat EV fires, the unit is fully electric itself, remotely operated, and capable of lifting and transporting vehicles up to 3,500kg.<\/p>\n<p>Electric vehicles cannot be towed or lifted in the same way as traditional cars due to the placement and sensitivity of batteries.<\/p>\n<p>With half of Shannon Airport\u2019s fleet now electrified, the First-Mover addresses an essential operational need, enabling airport teams to remove disabled vehicles quickly, reducing disruption and maximising efficient airfield management.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<a onclick=\"\" class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"MTcxLDIsMSw2MA==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mcmahons.ie\/request-quote?utm_source=limerickpost.ie&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=platinum-membership-mpu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onload=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"275\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mcmahonsmpu23.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    Signup for the Limerick Post newsletter&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>The first mover operates by pushing a flatbed under a vehicle and lifting it.<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                                                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Shannon Airport. SHANNON Airport has become the first airport in Ireland to deploy a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394665,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[22708,26694,61,60,43,66400,2521],"class_list":["post-394664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-aviation","tag-electric-vehicle","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news","tag-shannon-airport","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}