UK to require charge points for electric vehicles in new buildings
LONDON (Reuters) – Charging points for electric vehicles shall be required to be put in in new buildings in Britain from subsequent 12 months beneath new legal guidelines to be launched by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his office said in an announcement on Sunday.
It said the foundations would lead to up to 145,000 further charge points being put in in England yearly in the run-up to 2030, when the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles will end in Britain.
The requirement will apply to new properties and to non-residential buildings resembling workplaces and supermarkets. It may additionally apply to buildings current course of large-scale renovations which go away them with higher than 10 parking areas.
Johnson was due to announce the new legal guidelines in a speech to the Confederation of British Industry’s annual conference on Monday.
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