The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, will seek to boost the UK’s clean energy credentials after a tricky UN climate crisis conference. He announced that charging points for electric vehicles will be legally required in new buildings in England from next year.

Hence, from the upcoming year, developers on sites such as supermarkets and office blocks will have as a requirement to install electric vehicle charging points. This comes in an attempt to help phase out the use of petrol and diesel cars, before the sales of them come to an end in 2030.

The new law will make England the first country in the world to require all new homes to have EV chargers.

Electric vehicle chargers will be required in new buildings in the UK

About the proposal

The proposal is part of the movement to rapidly boost the number of chargers across England ahead of the UK’s 2030 ban of new fossil-fuel vehicles. The government said the move will see up to 145,000 charging points installed across the country each year. This requirement will apply to new homes and to non-residential buildings such as offices and supermarkets. It will also apply to buildings undergoing large-scale renovations which leave them with more than 10 parking spaces.

As part of the government’s bid to reach net-zero by 2050, it is known that Britain currently has about 25,000 charging points. Including 4,900 rapid ones. However, as the Competition and Markets Authority say, they need 10 times as many before 2030.

The switch to electric vehicles is part of the UK’s strategy. The strategy is to hit climate targets, with cars and taxis accounting for 16% of UK emissions in 2019, the sales of UK electric cars are growing. With around 10% of cars sold in 2020 being electric, this is up from 2.5% in 2018.

As a result, more and more automakers plan to go all-electric between 2025 and 2030. Making the world a much cleaner place.