Source · Select Committees · Transport Committee
Recommendation 17
17
Accepted
Paragraph: 78
We welcome the Government’s commitment to mandate that all new private charge points should be...
Conclusion
We welcome the Government’s commitment to mandate that all new private charge points should be equipped with smart functionality and to introduce the relevant legislation later in 2021.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government accepts and welcomes the committee's support, confirming it will bring forward legislation in Autumn 2021 to mandate smart functionality and default off-peak charging for all new home and workplace EV chargepoints in Great Britain.
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Paragraph Reference:
78
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
Accept. We welcome the Committee’s support for our intention to mandate that private chargepoints must be smart. Government has committed to bringing forward legislation in Autumn 2021 which will mandate smart functionality for all new home and workplace EV chargepoints sold in Great Britain. The legislation will also include a requirement for chargepoints to be pre-set to charge at off peak times by default. However, consumers are able to change or override the smart charging function to charge when they need to at any time. This default setting will be an important way of encouraging consumers to charge at times of low demand.
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