Be prepared for new rules on compulsory electric vehicle charging

By Neil Gosling 2021-11-01T05:00:00

All new-build homes and offices with parking spaces will soon be required to have electric vehicle charging points. Neil Gosling examines the implications

The government’s confirmation that it intends to legislate for all new-build homes and offices with parking spaces to require electric vehicle (EV) charging points is a gamechanger in the shift to net zero transportation.

Speaking in parliament last in September, transport minister Rachel Maclean said the government would publish its response to a two-year-old consultation on mandating EV charging points later this year.

This is expected to contain a requirement that all new residential and non-residential buildings must come with an EV charging station – news that will be welcomed by the hundreds of thousands of EV owners in the UK.

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