All new houses built with driveways will be required to have electric vehicle charging infrastructure under new building regulations.
All new houses built with driveways will be required to have electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
They aim to encourage more people to buy electric vehicles over petrol or diesel, which in turn will reduce emissions overall.Speaking of the change, Minister O'Brien said:"The regulations will help accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles, creating and enabling infrastructure to achieve the Government commitment of nearly one million electric vehicles by 2030."
"This new requirement for Electric Vehicle recharging infrastructure will add to the Nearly Zero Energy Building Standards already in place for all new buildings and previous Electric Vehicles recharging infrastructure regulations introduced last year", the Minister said.
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