Electric Car Charging Points

Effective when installed at home and at the workplace, as well as being a public amenity

Have you been thinking about replacing your petrol or diesel vehicles with electric ones? It may seem like an overwhelming as well as major jump to make – however, technical advances in the automotive industry and technological infrastructure are making this change much simpler than you might expect.

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For starters, the real scope of electric vehicles (EVs) is growing madly due to the ever-increasing quality of batteries and electric car hardware. Similarly, the UK's infrastructure for EV charging points is growing day by day, to make charging points more easily accessible for everyone. If you charge an Electric Car overnight at your home, it will definitely be the case that you rarely need a public car charging station.  It can be installed neatly indoors, undercover, in a garage, or as part of your outdoor landscape.

Home Charging for Electrical Vehicles

Looking forward to installing an electric car charging point at your home or office? Most EV owners choose to charge their vehicles at home or workplace to ensure faster and safe charging. An electric charging point at home, in your garage, or at work, in a car park, is a fast charging point that offers convenient charging overnight or during office hours. Some might also use 3 pin plugs along with EVSE cable to charge at homes, however, that method is slow, time consuming, less efficient, and not suitable for long term durations due to excessive load.  Smart EV charging gives 10x faster charging rate than a 3-pin domestic electric socket.

Where to charge your car - at home or at the office?

Charging your electric cars at home or work comes with few possibilities, one of the best being installation of fast-charging points. When it comes to charging at your residence or workplace, you have a couple of choices, namely; Pod point, EO mini pro, Andersen EV, Zappi, Rolec.
This is assuming most of the electric car owners have a driveway or garage where the charging points can be positioned. For employees, company owners should provide it as an additional facility in car parks. We provide approved electricians to help in electric charging point fixature.  

How long will it take to charge my electric car?

​The time duration to charge an electric car depends on several factors, including;
o   Type and car model
o   Battery capacity
o   Type of electric charge system being used
o   Charge rate (provision of kW)
o   Load management capability
o   Charger’s speed 

The type of connector used for slow and fast EV charging varies. The former uses a type 1 connector and can be either plugged directly into a domestic electrical socket or into a fast-charging point. While the later uses a type 2 connector with seven pins and is only suitable for installed charging point plugins. 

Slow charging rate is 3kW and can take between 8-14 hours to fully charge your EV

Fast charging rate is 7-22kW and takes between 3-5 hours to charge car battery fully from empty state

​Rapid charging rate is in between 43-50kW and the number of car brands making cars suitable for this charging method is increasing day by day. 

There are many car brands that we consider to be suitable for installation of charging points. 

Our services:
o   Our experienced electrician with years of expertise confirms their arrival for installation before hand
o   The expert looks for the best possible and most convenient location to fix your fast charging point as per your electric supply and parking position.
o   Next, the expert will fix the charger on to the wall and cabling will also be clipped from the charging unit to the main supply before activation.
o   Lastly, we can provide Wi-Fi based charging points to enable electric car charging even far away from home paired through pod apps. 
o  If you have a broken charge point, don't forget about our handy emergency call out services!

How much will it cost to charge my car?

It is very important to know your cost for EV charging points. Cost for electric charging is again dependent on different factors that can be considered with their pros and cons. Considering EV charging, the type of car, battery capacity, car’s efficiency, and need of electricity to charge batteries to the fullest are some of the factors costing depends on. Those with short electric range cost less and increase as per the electric range.
Cost to charge electric car from empty to full = Electric car battery size (kWh) x Electricity cost (pence per kilowatt hour)