BACK TO ALL NEWS
Currently reading: SMMT calls for regulated EV charge point mandate
UP NEXT
Fresh images of Bentley's EV reveal new details and tech-filled cabin

SMMT calls for regulated EV charge point mandate

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has proposed a seven-point plan and a regulatory body

Jack Warrick
News
3 mins read
16 February 2022

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has called for improved regulations to ‘level up’ the electric car charging network for drivers. 

The trade body has formulated a seven-point plan aimed at making sure every driver in Britain is able to benefit from the country’s charging infrastructure.

Join the debate

Comments
4
Add a comment…
Peter Cavellini 16 February 2022

The trouble is nowadays for every Card you have there's a password or security word of some sort, your supposed to remember them, have many do you have?, do you remember them?, do you change them regularly for security reasons?, why a Thumb print reader? Or Iris scanner?, something that doesn't require a memory like Methuselah!

Deputy 16 February 2022

They could also ask West Yorkshire councils (who have installed dozens of chargers but 50% are designated for taxis only) just how many hours of charging have been done by taxis vs the private users queing to use them with an empty one along side!  Madness.  

The Apprentice 16 February 2022
Surely the most productive step would be to mandate they have to accept simple credit card payments? The number of apps and schemes is ludicrous.

All chargers have connectivity to be able to be activated by apps so are equally able to validate and take contactless card readings

Even most humble car parking machines manage this now.

KDsud 16 February 2022
I totally agree. I do not understand the reasoning behind apps for payment but it is certainly not in the public interest. Standardisation of public charging stations is the key to widespread uptake of electric vehicles. Imagine if ESSO, BP, Shell or individual supermarket chains decreed that we had to sign up to their apps just to fill up with a tank of petrol at their filling stations. There would be an outcry.