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New Homes in England to Have Electric Car Chargers by Law

posted by janrinok on Tuesday November 23 2021, @12:32AM   Printer-friendly
from the grid-locked dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

New homes in England to have electric car chargers by law:

New homes and buildings in England will be required by law to install electric vehicle charging points from next year, the prime minister is set to announce.

The government said the move will see up to 145,000 charging points installed across the country each year.

New-build supermarkets, workplaces and buildings undergoing major renovations will also come under the new law.

The move comes as the UK aims to switch to electric cars, with new petrol and diesel cars sales banned from 2030.

A turkey in every pot, and a charge point in every garage...

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by drussell on Tuesday November 23 2021, @05:22AM (2 children)

    by drussell (2678) on Tuesday November 23 2021, @05:22AM (#1198813) Journal

    So, how are they going to power this?

    Does anyone have links to the electrical infrastructure upgrade plans to support this initiative?

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  • (Score: 4, Touché) by DannyB on Tuesday November 23 2021, @03:23PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 23 2021, @03:23PM (#1198902) Journal

    Isn't that a problem that can be solved later? Right now, the immediate concern is to get all these charge points installed.

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  • (Score: 2) by Thexalon on Tuesday November 23 2021, @09:21PM

    by Thexalon (636) on Tuesday November 23 2021, @09:21PM (#1199030)

    I did the math on it above: It turns out that if you assume that all the cars in the UK magically turn into EVs, and charge them all at night, that brings the nighttime power usage to roughly the same load as daytime.

    So entirely doable if their power sources aren't solar, or they've got good storage capacity.

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