Under the new law, the country’s electric vehicle rapid charging network will be required to have a 99% reliability rate.
With the UK’s upcoming law, the government will require electric vehicle rapid charging networks to have a 99% reliability rate. With this, Ministers are hoping to eradicate range anxiety and create a “world-class” charging grid. The legislation also includes a £1.6billion investment in 300,000 new charge points across the country. If this happens, the UK will have five times as many traditional fuel pumps currently in operation.
A Department for Transportation (DfT) stated: “We’ve committed £1.6bn to support the rollout of charge points across the UK and, as part of our recently published EV Infrastructure Strategy, we will set new legal requirements to improve reliability at public charge points.”, Autocar reported. They also added that the accessibility of charging devices is also a priority: “We recently consulted on ensuring that charge points are inclusively designed and will publish our response later this year.”
It was reported earlier that the number of EV chargers in the UK has risen to 33% this year. A report with details provided by Zap-Map shows that there were 7,500 new devices installed across the country last year. There were a total of 25,000 charging devices listed in their service with 1,915 installed in the past three months. There are now 30,290 operational charging stations across the UK.
