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EV Charging using 13amp external socket outlet

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For an external socket outlet to be used as a dedicated EV charging point, what are the earthing arrangements ? Given it will be RCD protected. I assuming this socket outlet will be considered as an EV Charging point under the regs.


Is mode 1 not allowed in the UK anymore? I read this in an article done by IET Wiring matter "According to a note in IEC 61851 Mode 1 charging is not permitted in the UK". If so why is it still in the regs?


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    There are differences in some of the type tests in BS 1363-2.


    But the point remains, and I think this is what Simon Barker was really trying to get at ... you can still drive to someone else's house and plug in a Mode 2 (or Mode 1) charging cable, and charge at the same rate, regardless of whether the BS 1363-2 socket-outlet is or is not marked "EV", and also regardless of the earthing arrangement in the installation.
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    There are differences in some of the type tests in BS 1363-2.


    But the point remains, and I think this is what Simon Barker was really trying to get at ... you can still drive to someone else's house and plug in a Mode 2 (or Mode 1) charging cable, and charge at the same rate, regardless of whether the BS 1363-2 socket-outlet is or is not marked "EV", and also regardless of the earthing arrangement in the installation.
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