Home charging - what's the best option?

[pottman]

I'm now 1 year into my Golf GTE ownership and am still undecided as to whether to get a home charging unit installed or just carry on charging the car from a wall socket in my garage.

I think I can now get a home charging unit for c£150 so what's the considered opinion of the PH massive, stay as I am or buy a pod point, rolec point or something else?

[pottman]

Chris-S said:

I got a Rolec installed ASAP after getting the C350e. I already had a convenient outside 13A socket but just found the brick charger thing a hassle TBH. Went for a tethered cable charger (extra £50) but it's just so convenient as it has a nice long cable.

Others have rigged up their 'brick' so it behaves like a tethered charger, which would work just as well apart from the potential issues if you pull 10A + from the socket a lot.


Nowt wrong with the supplied brick, but personally I'm very happy I went for the tethered cable charger solution.

Thanks. I can't make up my mind whether it is cheaper in the long run to get the charger point installed or just leave the brick plugged in (and switched on) to the socket in my garage.

[pottman]

Timbergiant said:

I've been using the three pin home charger that came with my BMW so far but tomorrow (no, really, we mean it this time) I'll be getting a rolec charger fitted in my garage by ChargedEV, opted for the non tethered version, £140 plus the cable, I'll report back after it's fitted and tell you what I think.

Thanks. Be good to get your feedback. I'm intererested to see whether the cost of the unit will justify itself, or I should just stick with things as they are.

[pottman]

Thanks all for the feedback. Charged EV are doing a £50 discount in July, so I've just ordered a unit for £99 all in. I've even managed to get SWMBO to pay for it ....