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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?
(Score: 4, Informative) by Whoever on Thursday October 20 2016, @03:32AM
There isn't a single standard for DC (level 3) charging, but you don't need a DC charger at home.
There is a single standard for level 2 charging: J1772. Level 2 is all you need at home. Teslas require an adapter, but these are cheap. The electronics for a J1772 charger are fairly simple. More complexity comes from adding in functions are are not mandatory: Internet-based reporting and control of the charging.