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EV Chargers Measured Separately – Gain a lot of juice with that?




EV Chargers Measured Separately – Gain a lot of juice with that?






















NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

By Paul Homewood

A few weeks ago, the government announced plans for new regulations that would require domestic electric car chargers to be programmed to operate only at off-peak times.

It is well acknowledged that car charging simply overloads the grid, if drivers are charging in the evening that is very likely.

There seems to be a lot more that we don’t know, as one reader received this message from Vodafone:

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LeasePlan UK also covers this on their pro EV website:

Forget all the fidgeting – the plan is clear; If the grid is overloaded, we may forget to charge the car at night. We can only charge when National Grid says we can.