Need an electric car charger for home, but not sure where to start?

First you need to consider your options…

You could use what they call a granny charger (comes with the car normally), which has a 13-amp plug which plugs into a normal 3-pin socket.

Or you could pay the base price and get an entry level 16-amp electric charger installation.

Alternatively, for an extra £50 or so, you could plump for a fast charging 32-amp 7kw electric car charge point.

But what difference does it make to you?

Let’s use the Hyundai Kona and the Tesla Model 3 as examples, as they are two of the most popular electric vehicles on the market.

Using a 13-amp plug the Kona will take up to 29 hours to fully charge, which is slightly better than the Tesla Model 3 at up 33 hours. You’re into 2 days, so it’s not a great solution for you.

The 16-amp electric car charge point isn’t any better, at up to 18 hours for the Kona and up to 21 hours for the Tesla. You’d have to have an extra-long lie in bed to make this charging time palatable.

Really, the only electric vehicle charging points worth investing in – although they are a little more expensive – is a fast 32-amp 7Kw electric car charge point.

Why’s that?

Because your Hyundai Kona will have a full charge in 8-hours and your Tesla Model 3 in about 10-hours. Meaning, you’ll be able to get to work and back when you wake each morning.

There’s still a £350 home charging point grant available for people renting a house and for people who own or rent an apartment (although off road parking and a qualifying vehicle is required).

To help others, we a have special price for a 7.4Kw tethered Wallbox Pulsar Plus with a £200 discount our normal price, and a £100 off all our other electric car charge point installations.

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