Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

(asked on 5th January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department taking with electric vehicle manufacturers to ensure that a common charging connection is used for all electric vehicles.


Answered by
Jesse Norman Portrait
Jesse Norman
This question was answered on 15th January 2018

We want all public chargepoints to be accessible and interoperable for all electric vehicle (EV) drivers across the UK, regardless of the vehicle they are driving. All Government-funded public chargepoints must meet a minimum common standard for chargepoint connectors and sockets, and include a ‘pay as you go’ functionality.

The recently introduced Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulations will ensure that all UK publicly accessible chargepoints are required to offer access to all users on an ad hoc basis without entering into a contract with the electricity supplier or operator concerned and also sets minimum standards for publicly accessible chargepoint sockets and outlets.

In addition, the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill is designed to improve the accessibility and interoperability of public chargepoints further, by giving Government the powers to require chargepoint operators to ensure a standardised means of access and connection.

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