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EV charging infrastructure network set to be
given boost as Automated and Electric Vehicles Act receives
Royal Assent
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Act gives Government powers to mandate chargers
on motorway service stations and ensure new charge points are
‘smart'
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REA comments on the Act passing into
Law
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Link to Government press release
below
The Assent of the Automated and Electric Vehicles
Act on Thursday evening (19th July
2018) will support the development of the UK’s electric vehicle
charging infrastructure network, according to the Renewable
Energy Association.
The Act gives Government powers to ensure that charge
points are ‘smart’ and able to respond to the needs of network
operators and suppliers to manage demand. It also gives
Government powers to standardise payments, ensure key charge
point information is made public, and compel deployment at
motorway service stations, which are important developments for
the market.
The Act follows the release of the Road to Zero strategy
earlier in July, which proposed ensuring new homes are ready for
EV charging, that public chargers can be more seamlessly
installed, and that tenants are given greater powers to request
charging infrastructure from landlords.
Commenting on the development, Daniel Brown,
EV Lead at the Renewable Energy
Association said:
“This Act, in addition to the recently released Road to
Zero strategy, gives an important and timely boost to the
development of a world-leading EV charging network in the
UK.
“The Government’s Industrial Strategy laid out an
ambition to build electric vehicles and batteries in the future.
Significant public funds are being invested in battery research
and the development of new supply chains.
“The UK, however, is not the only country with a hunger
to be manufacturing these clean technologies – for example China
and California’s Zero Emission Vehicle Mandates are cornerstone
policies in their ambition to grow their own EV manufacturing
capabilities. If an intelligent, strategically located, and
reliable charging network can be deployed at speed in the UK it
will help give us an advantage in this new industrial
era.”
—ENDS—
Notes to editors
· The
Government’s press statement welcoming the ascent of the Bill,
with a quote from Roads Minister , can be found
here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-powers-to-kick-start-the-rollout-of-electric-chargepoints-across-the-nation
· The
Road to Zero strategy can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-road-to-zero-strategy-to-lead-the-world-in-zero-emission-vehicle-technology
