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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: 5, Funny) by choose another one on Tuesday November 23 2021, @02:36PM (1 child)

    by choose another one (515) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 23 2021, @02:36PM (#1198882)

    > When everyone charges the car at night, the power demand at night won't be low any longer.

    Oh they've already thought of that, the flip side to this announcement is one that snuck out a few weeks ago that said (roughly) that _all_ new domestic charging points will be required to be "smart". Small print: "smart" means "turns off/on when we say so, not you". Pretty soon it'll decide to run in reverse, and discharge your car, when they want it to. Obviously (well, maybe) it'll credit your account for the leccy they took (because someone more important than you needed it), but when you get in in the morning five mins late to start the journey to work and find the car's got zero range your smart charger will allow you to fast-charge at a special premium "disorganized person shoulda planned better" rate.

    Don't mod this funny, it's not a joke.

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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday November 23 2021, @03:18PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 23 2021, @03:18PM (#1198898) Journal

    You obviously have the misconception that government policy favoring the rich is not a joke. [knowyourmeme.com]

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