2022 new build homes in England to have ev chargers by law.
Discussion
Saw that earlier and was waiting for someone to post it. First thought was happy to see it, especially if charging points are going to become an expected utility like water taps for any house with parking availability. But I’m guessing there’ll be plenty of possible exemptions. If it helps rather than hinders the need for standardisation I’d like it even more.
Who was it?Smiljan said:
With exception of maybe a handful of the social housing houses that have been built on all the new build estates near to me, all the rest of the privately owned houses on those estates have driveways and garages. Can understand restrictions might stop some new builds having driveways and garages, but I'd say majority being built have provision for off street parking by now.Better proposal for this might have been solar panels and storage batteries being a requirement as well, because I don't where all the supply is going to come for all this demand they're predicting.
Edited by KingNothing on Monday 22 November 14:10
speedy_thrills said:
I just plug mine into a standard wall socket overnight, the average daily commute in the UK is under 20 miles so most people won't need a fast charge port for their EV.
That said if I go any major city I go by motorcycle anyway.
An external socket that is grounded locally?That said if I go any major city I go by motorcycle anyway.
Edited by speedy_thrills on Monday 22 November 14:01
rover 623gsi said:
Tbh - this seems a pretty reasonable proposal
Indeed.Electric cars are coming on a grand scale, so makes perfect sense to ensure that more chargers are available.
It may even force developers to think more carefully how they plan communal parking areas, and make sure spaces are properly located in relation to apartments or other dense developments.
loafer123 said:
How on earth they will supply the power is anyones guess.
The National Grid have said repeatedly for the last few years that the infrastructure can cope with the change to EV in 2030, and even a rapid surge in EV ownership before 2030, so I think we can stop worrying about it.crankedup5 said:
Going to be some good money to be earned installing these power chargers.
There are already a few large companies specialising in EV charge point installation. We use them at work for social housing development or redevelopment to ensure consistency of charger installation.crankedup5 said:
Going to be some good money to be earned installing these power chargers.
I live in a large development of flats with underground parking. We’ve had quotes to just get power into the basement for over £25k. Excluding the connection to individuals bays, which we didn’t inquire about as it’s not feasible.There does seem to be a gap in the market and lack of competition for underground parking, otherwise small companies wouldn’t get away with quoting £25k+.
.Jiebo said:
crankedup5 said:
Going to be some good money to be earned installing these power chargers.
I live in a large development of flats with underground parking. We’ve had quotes to just get power into the basement for over £25k. Excluding the connection to individuals bays, which we didn’t inquire about as it’s not feasible.There does seem to be a gap in the market and lack of competition for underground parking, otherwise small companies wouldn’t get away with quoting £25k+.
Obviously the devil is in the detail, but seems a sensibile proposal.
thebraketester said:
Surely forcing the installation of solar panels would be a better move.
Not sure if "better" but it's surely a worthwhile thing to mandate? When you think about it, you could probably install a large surface area of solar panelling on an average house. Surely technology mustn't be too far off whereby you can design windows as solar panels? You can already specify all manner of coatings to reduce various parts of the spectrum coming into your house so as not to fade furniture, etc. One of my cars has an invisible foil in the windscreen which is used as a defroster. Utilising similar technology to capture solar power can't be rocket science. gazapc said:
I guess you would hope that if they factor it into the original design, they can fit the extra cable and chargers cheaper during the existing construction works than a one off retrofit.
Had a quote to put the cable in place during our refurb, as incoming supply is opposite side of house to garage and all that area is being rebuilt, so would be a doddle. Was quite surprised to be quoted £475+VAT. For armoured cable too - when it'll be running through the house.Mr Pointy said:
If they just fitted the breaker in the consumer unit & ran in 6/10mm armoured to a suitable point ouside it would be an excellent start as those are the tricky bits. Bolting a charger to the wall is the easy bit.
Yep!Chances are the requirements will be weak and new homes will just end up with an outdoor 3-pin socket...
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