Sounds like a good law.

This ‘ the Labour leader will add: “We would seek regulatory equivalence for financial services, and mutual recognition of professional qualifications, because we absolutely recognise the importance of looking after our world-class financial and professional service businesses.‘

sounds a bit too rich to me.

I charge at home using a 3 pin plug, the car draws 2.3 Kwh. Using a home charging unit allows a maximum of 7 Kwh but my car will only charge at a max 3.5 anyway so it's unnecessary to fit a special charger socket.

I'm actually sitting in Sainsbury King's Lynn (I know, the jet set, eh?) which has a Pod Point recharging station with 4 outlets. None of which are currently working. Good luck to EVs that are running out. So for the first time this month I shall burn some fossil fuel on the way home.

In case of fear of electrical troubles and a Consuel inspector at your doorstep: have no fear. The new regs are only for new builds and a substantial electrical renovation. The so called Amendement 5 of the French electrical code in a nutshell, also available - for free - in more detail. As long as an existing installation électrique conforms to the relevant regs at the time of construction no need to do anything. Although: RCDs of 30 mA can be life savers, so if you prefer to live dangerously don't add them to your old, pre-war tableau électrique.....