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The Electric Vehicle Consumer Code for Home Chargepoints (EVCC) has opened its doors to electric vehicle charge point manufacturers, energy suppliers, and other ‘affiliates’ who are exposed to the installation market. It is also announcing that ten installers have now come on board as full members, having only launched in mid-February 2020 on the precipice of lockdown...
General Posted: 3 November, 2020
New service delivered by Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd in partnership with the REA to support uptake of roaming EV Roam to provide identification codes for companies in the EV charging ecosystem in line with international standards Roaming crucial for mass uptake of Electric Vehicles in the UK Quote from Minister Rachel Maclean welcoming announcement EV Roam, a new service provi...
General Posted: 7 October, 2020
OLEV announced on 1 September important changes to the EV Homecharge Scheme. The changes aim to address feedback and make the grant application process easier and faster. OLEV have been working to address the current delays processing applications. At current, DVLA are processing applications within 30 working days...
General Posted: 3 September, 2020
EVCC is excited to launch the first edition of its newsletter. Find it ready to read here...
General Posted: 13 July, 2020
Following a recent survey conducted jointly by Zap-Map and REA, it can be said that EVs and the public charging network are vital for essential travel and keeping ‘key workers’ on the move during the COVID-19 pandemic...
General Posted: 5 May, 2020
REAL is pleased to confirm that EVCC’s virtual office is up and running. This means that our Team members are available to help our members, consumers and stakeholders as usual. Virginia Graham, REAL CEO, said today: "Our thoughts are with the directors and staff of our many member organisations who face a time of great uncertainty over the next few months...
General Posted: 27 March, 2020
EVCC dovetails with the IET's Code of Practice for Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Installation. Edition 4 of this Code of Practice includes for BS 7671: 2018 Amendment 1, dealing with the advancing technology in the EV charging sector and making the installation of chargepoints quicker, easier and less costly...
General Posted: 13 March, 2020
REAL launch new code of best practice to ensure consumers receive fair treatment from domestic chargepoint installers Code draws on experience and expertise from Renewable Energy Consumer Code for small-scale renewable technologies Code aims to reduce mis-selling and drive up installation quality Transport Minister Rachel McLean comments on the launch From 1 March 2020, con...
General Posted: 3 March, 2020
REAL is excited to announce its new consumer protection offering, the Electric Vehicle Consumer Code (EVCC) for Home Chargepoints (EVCC). EVCC sets the standards expected of EV home charge point installers when entering into contracts with domestic consumers. EVCC launches tonight with two founder members, Joju Solar and Caplor Energy Ltd. It will be open to new members from launch...
General Posted: 12 February, 2020
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