{"id":243436,"date":"2023-10-29T09:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T09:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=243436"},"modified":"2023-10-29T09:49:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T09:49:02","slug":"local-councils-will-be-forced-to-install-ev-chargepoints-in-new-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/local-councils-will-be-forced-to-install-ev-chargepoints-in-new-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Local councils will be forced to install EV chargepoints in new crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Councils will be forced to provide electric car charging stations to residents across every part of the country in a new Government EV crackdown.<\/p>\n

New legislation will force authorities to invest in EV charging strategies including the installation of more bays.<\/p>\n

The Government outlined the plan as they responded to the Future of Transport Zero Emission Vehicles consultation.<\/p>\n

The petition found there was majority support for the Government to take powers to introduce requirements to install chargepoints in non-residential car parks.<\/p>\n

This means officials could have \u201clegislative powers\u201d over any car park with an insufficient number of bays.<\/p>\n

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Data from ZapMap shows some geographical areas are lagging behind compared to major cities,<\/p>\n

The North East, Wales, the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber all have fewer than 3,000 public plugs.<\/p>\n

This is compared to London which has over 17,000 devices, more than a third of the total across the entire country.<\/p>\n

The Government will use the Rapid Charging fund (RCF) to support sites that want access to extra devices.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers may also develop secondary legislation to mandate the provision of chargepoints at strategically important sites under the Automated Electric Vehicle Act (2018).<\/p>\n

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