As EV owners are starting to, unfortunately, learn, electricity to power your “green” vehicles has to come from somewhere. This is a tough dose of reality that many EV owners in the U.K. could be facing next year now that a new law has been proposed to switch off home EV chargers during peak hours. The law seeks to prevent excessive strain on the grid, according to a new article from Inside EVS . Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced the proposed law that stipulates that EV chargers may not function for “up to nine hours a day” to prevent overloading the grid. Beginning May 30, 2022, all chargers that are installed must be “smart” chargers connected to the internet, allowing their functions to be limited between 8am to 11am and 4pm to 10pm. Authorities will also be allowed to impose “randomized delays” of 30 minutes on individual chargers in […]