Electric vehicle adoption is at risk of stalling in Australia after delays to construction rules that would have made it easier to charge them at home.

The Electric Vehicle Council issued the warning after federal, state and territory ministers met and agreed to delay updates to the National Construction Code.

The updated code, which would have come into effect in 2026, required new-build homes with car parks to feature electrical circuits and outlets ready to support vehicle recharging.

The code's delay follows discussions about increasing housing supply at the Economic Reform Roundtable in August, and after the federal government announced a 2035 target to reduce emissions by 62 to 70 per cent.

Reaching that environmental target would be difficult without widespread take-up of lo

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