Does the car dealer have a list of recommended installers ? Having said that I know of 2 people who did not buy an EV this time around due to the whole house needing re wiring before a charging point could be installed.
Great question! I'm test driving an EV this week (and I've hired one for next week) and almost certainly switching next year when my current car is due for replacement. Our carport is at the end of the garden at the rear of the house so it's going to be an interesting experience getting a charging point fitted.Recommendations sort for an efficient hassle free installation of an electric vehicle charging point at home?
Does the car dealer have a list of recommended installers ? Having said that I know of 2 people who did not buy an EV this time around due to the whole house needing re wiring before a charging point could be installed.
We used Joju solar (https://www.jojusolar.co.uk/ev-charging/electric-car-charging-at-home/) after they were recommended by a neighbour. They are screamingly busy, but do have an online system for collecting survey data (you have to run round taking pictures of everything) to speed things up. Installer was a very professional contractor who did a neat and tidy job.
I'd recommend them if you are not in a tearing hurry.
PodPoint user here. Installation was quick and easy and included 15m of amoured cabled to the meter or consumer unit. It has a captive type2 plug on a 5m lead. Cost was £599 all in. It will pay for itself within a year using economy7 compared to using the public networks, unless you a free one near you, of course.
They did me in about 4 weeks, but I needed the contact from my neighbour to push them! Three months ago they were doing 250 a month and they have exceeded 750 a month since then. Part of the delay is getting the charger - mine took 2 weeks to arrive.
Not if your house is mostly wired for 13A max and you want a 32 or 40-amp charger for a Tesla.That seems more than a bit excessive. OK, any earthing issues would need to addressed to bring it up to the required standard (as mandated by the current regs) but I can’t see why existing house wiring would be an issue for adding an additional supply, unless it’s patently dangerous.