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New Government Regulations

New government regulations have also recently come into force, in terms of the required functionality of newly installed chargepoints of less than 50kw, for domestic or business use.

There are currently two parts to the government’s new Electric Vehicles (Smart Chargepoints) Regulations 2021.

The first part of the regulations came into force in June 2022, with initial measures put in place to support the increasing demand for electricity as the UK transitions to electric vehicles. It stipulates that all chargepoints:

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In addition, the regulations state that car owners should be given more transparent information on their charging sessions. This includes being shown the total time within a single charging session that the power flowed between the chargepoint and the vehicle – and also a log of all charging events over the past 12 months. This information should be able to be viewed individually or grouped, by week, month or year. Must be supplied pre-configured with a charging schedule, to encourage charging to take place when electricity demand is lower. Have a randomised delay of up to 10 minutes at the start of the schedule to protect the grid and local substations from a surge in demand when multiple EV chargepoints are activated. 2

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