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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, Funny) by bussdriver on Tuesday November 23 2021, @06:05PM
As also shown in Yes Minister, the staff is much smarter, better educated, and far more competent than the politicians. The main problem highlighted are the staff stopping changes from happening.... which is exaggerated but realistic as the people who actually must make things work don't want to break what works already; plus they make easy scapegoats for stupid ideas (see USA which beats dead horses routinely with 40% always blaming the horse and electing the buggers.)