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Roger B

I saw this article in Fleet News. Do the charging cables really fall outside any testing requirements?

'Under the current Electricity at Work Regulations, there is no requirement for a charging cable to be PAT (portable appliance testing) tested but, for commercial vehicles, EV Cables recommends a yearly cable inspection and thorough testing of areas such as insulation resistance, contact 
resistance and continuity tests.'

The energy loss section also seems a little dubious. That's a lot of energy/heat going somewhere.

Electric vehicle charging cable care: what you need to know (fleetnews.co.uk)

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  • Do the charging cables really fall outside any testing requirements?

    As I recall, the Electricity at work regs don't specifically demand testing at all - but simply demand duty holders ensure that all systems are kept in a safe condition - periodic testing is just one (if very common) way of demonstrating that the requirement has been achieved. So the statement is possibly technically correct, even if likely to be misleading without a fuller context.

       - Andy.

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  • Do the charging cables really fall outside any testing requirements?

    As I recall, the Electricity at work regs don't specifically demand testing at all - but simply demand duty holders ensure that all systems are kept in a safe condition - periodic testing is just one (if very common) way of demonstrating that the requirement has been achieved. So the statement is possibly technically correct, even if likely to be misleading without a fuller context.

       - Andy.

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