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As we all know, electric vehicles are at some point going to find their way into our garages. I'm just organising a bit of a refurb on my junk filled garage to make it a bit more usable and safe for the beast to live in (that's the car, not the wife by the way).
I'm wondering whether it would be prudent to get an electric charging point put in at the same time. My question is though, does anybody have any idea on what brand is best and what such a thing costs ?
I'm wondering whether it would be prudent to get an electric charging point put in at the same time. My question is though, does anybody have any idea on what brand is best and what such a thing costs ?
If you have an electric car, you get a subsidy to fit one, so from a financial point of view, wait until you get a car that needs it. There’s nothing to stop you from putting in the wiring to future proof yourself though. It needs a separate 40A fused circuit from your main fuse box.
best be mindful that you will require a substantial supply to be able to get the faster recharge times
Our EV at work is very slow to charge and overnight on a domestic supply is never fully charged. So if you do say 100 plus mile commute an overnight charge will not replace that used
I understand that as part of the deal a lot of manufacturers include charging point installation
Our EV at work is very slow to charge and overnight on a domestic supply is never fully charged. So if you do say 100 plus mile commute an overnight charge will not replace that used
I understand that as part of the deal a lot of manufacturers include charging point installation
We refurbed our house recently so I had a 3 phase industrial supply put into the drive to allow an EV to charge. At the moment it just has an industrial socket but we will connect a charger to it if, and probably when, we get an EV or plug in hybrid. I think the tech is loving forward all the time so wlll wait until we buy the car before getting the right charger rather than risk ending up with the wrong or outdated standard.
Totally agree with Yellow_tang - sound advice 
These ones are quite swanky if you have a decent budget to play with
https://andersen-ev.com/andersen-a2/
or these
https://www.openevse.com/
Most folk however seem to go for Podpoint or the Manufacturers own cheapo units.
I've read and seen nothing but good about these UK units too.
https://myenergi.uk/product/zappi/
These ones are quite swanky if you have a decent budget to play with
https://andersen-ev.com/andersen-a2/
or these
https://www.openevse.com/
Most folk however seem to go for Podpoint or the Manufacturers own cheapo units.
I've read and seen nothing but good about these UK units too.
https://myenergi.uk/product/zappi/
Thanks for all the input chaps.
Just for clarity, I do not own nor have an EV on order. I'm just trying to future proof the garage works as I'm having it plaster-boarded etc. I think ensuring the correct backend is wired in makes good sense, that way I can just add the charging point if and when without destroying the walls to run the cables.
Must admit, Id' be quite tempted with the RRS P400e, although I'll let someone else take the depreciation kick in the nuts for a year or so first.
@Pete - Fair weather cycling i'm on with (to the pub), but balls to doing so when it's ice cold..!
Just for clarity, I do not own nor have an EV on order. I'm just trying to future proof the garage works as I'm having it plaster-boarded etc. I think ensuring the correct backend is wired in makes good sense, that way I can just add the charging point if and when without destroying the walls to run the cables.
Must admit, Id' be quite tempted with the RRS P400e, although I'll let someone else take the depreciation kick in the nuts for a year or so first.
@Pete - Fair weather cycling i'm on with (to the pub), but balls to doing so when it's ice cold..!
Just taken delivery of a Jaguar i-pace and the recommended home charger is this https://chargemasterplc.com/jaguar/
The car is superb for City/Town driving with all the latest driver aids etc virtually drives itself and the acceleration at any speed is amazing. Leaves my Vantage Roadster sportshift for dead in most situations! Great fun in town! Means the Aston is only for sunny days and open roads.
The car is superb for City/Town driving with all the latest driver aids etc virtually drives itself and the acceleration at any speed is amazing. Leaves my Vantage Roadster sportshift for dead in most situations! Great fun in town! Means the Aston is only for sunny days and open roads.
If you are looking to future proof then just install the wire ways and draw ropes at this stage to allow cables to be pulled into the building at some point in the future when you know what you will or wont want. A simple conduit and draw strings is low cost but overcomes the issue of damaging the walls later.
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