EV Charger Installation

We Are EV are the only independent dealer in the UK that are authorised and registered to install charging points in-house.

We are approved installers for Pod-Point, MyEnergi (Zappi), Ohme, Simpson and Partners and Andersen. We have specifically selected these charging point manufacturers as they all offer a safe, reliable and quality product. They also utilise the latest technology to offer a range of useful features.

We are an NICEIC Approved Electrical Contractor. Upon completion of the installation we will provide you with a full Electrical Installation Certificate for your new charging point.

There are a range of charging points available, and reasons why you may want to install one type or another. We can help you decide which model works best for you. Our in-house team have installed hundreds of charging points in all types of properties. We are qualified and experienced to advise you on the best solution for you and your vehicle.

We offer a free charging point installation assessment. We can do a desktop survey via photos and/or video. Our qualified electricians can assess your electrical system, recommended any preparation that may be required, and run through in detail what will happen on the day of your installation. Please contact us if you would like to arrange a desktop survey. If you are a tenant and you rent your home, there is a governent grant of £350.00 towards your charging point installation (terms and conditons apply). Please contact us for more details.

Once your have taken delivery of your car and your charging point has been installed, you will be all set up and ready to enjoy your new EV!

If you have Solar PV installed at home, charging your EV is great way to use any surplus power that the solar panels produce.

Many household Solar PV systems generate more power than the house needs for long periods of the day. Usually this extra power is exported back into the national grid for someone else to use. Charging your EV at home with a dedicated Electric Vehicle Charging Point during daylight hours will use any excess power that is being generated to charge the car.

Some charging points allow you to charge the car using only the excess electricity generated from your Solar PV. The MyEnergi Zappi and the Simpson and Partners chargers offer this feature.

There are thousands of public charging points available now, with more being installed every day. Also, many workplaces have charging points or are installing them soon so check with where you work as there might some you can use there.

Zap-Map is a UK-wide map of charging points and aims to help EV drivers locate charging points and plan their journeys. It shows the location, the type of charging point and the operating network.

The size of the battery pack in an electric car is given in kWh (kilowatt hours). This is the amount of electricity it can store. A kWh is the same unit as on your electricity meter at home. Here’s a few examples of how to work out the approximate cost:

Nissan Leaf 24kWh (60 mile range)

Battery Size: 24kWh

Electricity cost per kWh: 30p (example daytime rate)

24kWh x £0.30 = £7.20

Renault Zoe ZE50 (200 mile range)

Battery Size: 51kWh

Electricity cost per kWh: 10p (example night rate)

51kWh x £0.10 = £5.10

Hyundai Kona 64kWh (300 mile range)

Battery Size: 64kWh

Electricity cost per kWh: 79p (example service station rapid charger price)

64kWh x £0.79 = £50.56

Take a look at this useful charging cost calculator on the Zap-Map site:

https://www.zap-map.com/tools/home-charging-calculator/

The time it takes to charge depends on a coupe of things. The type of charging point you are using and what car you are charging. There are a few different ways to charge an electric car and not all cars charge up at the same rate.

The three types of charging you will come across are:

• Slow (Mode 2) - Charging using a standard 13A socket. The charging rate is limited to 2.3kW. This kind of charging will typically give you around 10 miles of range for every hour charging.

• Fast (Mode 3) - Charging using a dedicated EV Charging Point. The charging rate is either 3.7kW or 7.4kW. This kind of charging will give you around 15 miles of range per hour (3.7kW) or 30 miles of range per hour (7.4kW). Some cars are also able to charge at 11kW and 22kW with a suitable charging point. These charging rates give around 45 miles of range per hour (11kW) and 90 miles of range per hour (22kW).

• Rapid - Charging using a Rapid Charging Point. The charging rate is 50kW-350kW DC. This kind of charging will give you around 90-200 miles of range in half an hour depending on the vehicle.

There are faster charging points in development but the above examples are the most common at the moment. EV Database has a comprehensive list of all EV's available today and their various charging speeds.