UK legislation requirements
The Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021 come into force on 30th June 2022. The legislation applies to any non-public electric vehicle charge point rated at <50kW that is sold in England, Wales and Scotland.
Regulations 5 to 11 of the legislation specify how charge points must provide smart charging functionality.
Zaptec statement of compliance
Zaptec charge points are compliant with regulation 5 through to regulation 9.
Zaptec charge points are compliant with regulation 10 (off-peak charging) and regulation 11 (randomised delay), provided they have the following minimum firmware version:
- Zaptec Go: firmware version 1.1.0.0 or higher
- Zaptec Pro: firmware version 4.5.0.0 or higher
The statement of compliance for Zaptec Go and Zaptec Pro can be downloaded from the links below.
Notes
All new chargers produced by the Zaptec factory and sold in the UK from 30th June 2022 will meet these requirements. However, chargers that were produced prior to the release of the new firmware may not.
Zaptec has received written assurance from the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) that it is permissible for ex-stock chargers to be sold with non-compliant firmware provided that the firmware is updated to the above minimum version prior to first use. Once the correct firmware has been applied, all existing Zaptec charge points (including currently held stock) will be compliant with the new legislation.
With effect from 30th June 2022, it is required that installers select “United Kingdom” in the Zaptec App when installing Zaptec products. In addition, the installed firmware version must be checked for compliance and, if necessary, updated to a compliant version. This will require the following version of the Zaptec App:
- Zaptec App for iOS: version 5.4.0 or higher (coming soon)
- Zaptec App for Android: version 5.4 or higher (expected end July 2022)
To formally document the above, Zaptec will submit an Enforcement Undertaking to OPSS to this effect. In the meantime, we would like to thank our customers for their continued support while we implement these important changes.