Home9 min · 28 Jul
Charging without a driveway: what actually works
Roughly a third of UK households have no off-street parking. Lamp-post charging, kerbside gullies and the workplace option most drivers overlook.
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Home Charging
Choosing, installing and living with a charger where you park.
Around 80% of electric-car charging happens where the car sleeps. Get that right and public charging becomes a thing you do on long trips, not a weekly chore.
This is where we cover the decisions that actually cost money: tethered or untethered, 7 kW or 22 kW, which units support an off-peak tariff, what an installation really involves, and what to do when you have no driveway at all. We do not publish electrical instructions — that work belongs to a qualified installer — but we do explain what you are buying and what to ask for.
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8 articles
Home6 min · 21 Jul
Charging two EVs on one home supply
Two cars, one supply. Load balancing is the feature that makes it possible without an expensive upgrade.
Home5 min · 19 Jul
Tethered or untethered? The decision most people get backwards
It is not really about the cable. It is about who else will ever park on your drive, and how long you plan to keep the car.
Home8 min · 9 Jul
Solar panels and EV charging: what actually pairs well
Charging a car on your own generation is the cheapest electricity you will ever put in it. The catch is that cars mostly charge at night, and panels mostly work in the day.
Home6 min · 3 Jul
Smart charger features that actually matter
Home8 min · 27 Jun
What does home charger installation actually cost?
The headline price is the unit. The quote is the unit plus the install, and the install is where the variance lives.
Home6 min · 18 Jun
7 kW vs 22 kW home charging: which do you actually need?
22 kW sounds like three times better. For almost every UK home it is three times nothing, because the supply and the car both cap you long before the charger does.
Home7 min · 15 Jun
Can you install a home charger if you live in a flat?
Often yes, but the obstacle is rarely electrical. It is the lease, the freeholder and the car park.
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