New buildings and homes in England will be required by law to install electric vehicle charging points from next year, the prime minister has announced.  The government says the move will see up to 145,000 charging points installed across the country each year.

New-build workplaces, supermarkets and buildings undergoing major renovations will also come under the new law.  The move comes as the UK aims to switch to electric cars, with new petrol and diesel cars sales banned from 2030.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson commented: “We have to adapt our economy to the green industrial revolution.”

Britain currently has about 25,000 charging points, but the Competition and Markets Authority has said it could need 10 times as many before 2030.