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EU Mandates Electric Car Chargers in All New Homes From 2019

posted by janrinok on Wednesday October 19 2016, @11:57PM   Printer-friendly
from the for-poorer-nations-too? dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Sometimes, progress comes in baby steps, tiny improvements that move a whole series of events forward. The European Union has just approved regulations requiring that an electric car charger be included in every new and renovated home and all apartment buildings starting in 2019. Why is that important? Because charging infrastructure is vital to convincing mainstream buyers to switch to an electric car.

The regulations don't specify what type of charger has to be installed. Presumably, it won't be just a Level 1 piece of equipment, which is little more than an extension cord plugged into the nearest wall socket. On the other hand, it won't be a 150 kW charger like the one Porsche says its upcoming Mission E can use.

There are all kinds of stipulations in building codes like setbacks. Should a mandatory electric car charger be among them?

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  • (Score: 2) by Whoever on Thursday October 20 2016, @02:25AM

    by Whoever (4524) on Thursday October 20 2016, @02:25AM (#416441) Journal

    60 amps continuous on a typical residential 150 or 200 amp service could be pushing things if there is also electric cooking, and air conditioning motors to start in the summer.

    You know that they have these things called breakers, right? But really, 150A should be enough to run a dryer, charger, oven and A/C at the same time.

    Do European houses typically include electric dryers? My memory of touring in Europe includes a lot of clothes hanging out to dry.

    I think that it varies by country. Electricity is typically more expensive in Europe than in the USA, and I don't think there are residential dryers that are powered by natural gas in Europe, so it is much more expensive to run a dryer in Europe.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 20 2016, @10:17AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 20 2016, @10:17AM (#416556)

    There's also the fact that drying on the air is more ecological. The use of dryers certainly depends a lot on local climate (when it is raining, putting your clothes outside will not cause them to dry!) and on local electricity cost.