The Government is proposing to make it mandatory for all new electric vehicle chargers to have smart functionality, saying it would help manage capacity and reduce the need to upgrade lines.
Most EVs are charged at home on a simple 3 pin plug into the wall. But that limits line companies’ control over energy draw, as they do with hot water to manage load on the network, and means households can’t charge their cars when power is cheapest. MBIE is consulting on the proposed changes.
Kathryn speaks with Drive Electric chair Kirsten Corson and Moonis Vegdani chief network and digital officer for Counties Energy the lines company for South Auckland.
Electric car charging. Photo: 123rf
