In June 2022, regulations were introduced by the government designed to ensure all home and workplace chargers had smart charging capability. With all the excitement of the Christmas festivities, it’s quite likely that some may have missed the announcement that new legislation has just been introduced.
Now, electric car drivers will need to comply with additional changes which were introduced on December 30 last year, and for those electric car owners who are planning to install a home charging point, these new laws could affect their plans.
The latest schedule 1: security compliance regulations are being applied, following on from the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations that came into force last June. These new regulations and requirements aim to cover cybersecurity and tamper-protection of home charging devices.
The intention is to ensure that any charge point should provide appropriate protection to the electricity system, the relevant charge point and the personal data of the owner. Any installers wishing to fit non-compliant EV chargers from December 31, 2022, will have to seek prior approval from the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
People also need to ensure that the charge point has a unique passport and is not set by the owner, in a bid to protect people’s personal information. The Government have outlined how charge point operators can comply with the new regulations on the GOV.UK website.
It must have smart functionality, including the ability to send and receive information and to be able to respond to signals to increase the rate or time at which electricity flows through the charge point. It should also have a measuring system, to calculate the electricity imported or exported and the time the charging lasts, with visibility to the owner of this information.
Needless to say, non compliance with these new regulations come with stiff penalties and hefty fines for the provider of the charging facility and the vehicle owner.
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This only applies to the installation of new EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment). The main suppliers of electric vehicle chargers such as podpoint, myenergi etc. all handle this, so there is nothing to worry about if you are getting a home charger installed. It is not retrospective to existing home charger equipment