Government mandates smart EV charge point roll out

Cecilia Keating
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New Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Action Plan sets out how all new private charge points will have to be smart charging compatible

From this July, all charge points sold to private buyers will have to have smart functionality that can enable drivers to optimise the times they charge and sell power back to the grid, the government...

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