Consultation outcome

Electric vehicle smart charging

From:
Department for Transport and Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
Published
15 July 2019
Last updated
21 December 2021 — See all updates
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This consultation has concluded

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Electric vehicle smart charging: government response

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The Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021: impact assessment

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Detail of outcome

The government has published its response to the consultation on smart charging.

The final outcome sets out the government’s response and policy proposals, the main elements of which are that:

  • we will lay secondary legislation in autumn 2021 under the Automated and Electric Vehicle Act 2018 to mandate that private chargepoints sold in Great Britain must be smart and meet minimum device-level requirements
  • we will continue with a phased approach to smart charging legislation and aim to consult on proposals for phase 2 legislation in 2022
  • we intend to take forward further work to explore whether private chargepoint location and energy data should be shared with specified parties

The Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021 were made (signed into law) on 15 December 2021. They will be brought into effect from 30 June 2022, except for the security requirements in schedule 1, which will be brought into effect from 30 December 2022.

Feedback received

Electric vehicle smart charging consultation: summary of responses

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Detail of feedback received

The summary of response to the electric vehicle smart charging consultation was released on 27 May 2020.

Original consultation

Summary

Proposals for regulations to ensure that electric vehicle chargepoints sold or installed in the UK have smart charging functionality included.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

Consultation on proposals for electric vehicle chargepoint smart technology regulations. The proposed regulations would require that electric vehicle chargepoints sold or installed in the UK have smart charging functionality included.

Additionally we are researching:

  • what is needed to implement a long term solution for electric vehicle charging
  • how chargepoint data could be used help ensure better electricity network planning

through a call for evidence.

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Electric vehicle smart charging

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Updates to this page

Published 15 July 2019
Last updated 21 December 2021 + show all updates

  1. The Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021 were made (signed into law) on 15 December 2021. They will be brought into effect from 30 June 2022, except for the security requirements in schedule 1, which will be brought into effect from 30 December 2022.

  2. Added final outcome and impact assessment on the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021.

  3. Summary of responses released.

  4. Online response system added.

  5. First published.

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