Home Charging

A practical UK guide to home EV charger installation, quotes, 7kW charging and choosing an installer.

For most people, the best charging experience is the one they hardly have to think about. Arrive home, plug in and get on with the evening. If you have a driveway or other suitable off-street parking, a dedicated home charger can make electric-car ownership feel much simpler. Convenience comes first A home charger takes away many of the small decisions involved in public charging: whether a bay is free, whether an app works and whether you need to make a special journey. It i

A charger labelled 150 kW sounds dramatically better than one labelled 7 kW. For a long motorway journey, it may well be. For a car parked at home all night, that comparison misses the point. Power and time are different things Charging power is measured in kilowatts (kW); the energy added to the battery is measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh). As a rough illustration, a 7 kW charger running for six hours could deliver about 42 kWh before charging losses and other limits. Actual