The time it takes to charge an electric car is as varied as the different types of cars available. It can be as little as 30 minutes with a rapid DC charger or more than 24 hours with a 3-pin plug. The length of time all depends on the size of the battery, the battery temperature, the onboard car charger capacity and the speed of the charging point.

As an example, a typical electric car (60kWh battery) takes circa 8 hours to charge from empty-to-full with a 7kW fast smart home charging point.

Every electric car comes with a different-sized battery. The capacity of a battery is usually expressed in kilowatt hours (kWh), which is a measure of the energy storage available. So to calculate how much it costs to charge your car, you can look at the cost of electricity (either at your home or at a public charging point) and calculate it by the size of your car’s battery.

The UK government through their office for zero emission vehicles (OZEV) will provide a £350 grant through their electric vehicle homecharge scheme (EVHS) for people who rent a house / bungalow, own or rent an apartment / flat, are a domestic property landlord or provide social housing. As long as they have their own designated off-street parking and qualifying vehicle registered to them at the address (qualifying vehicle does not apply to landlords or social housing providers).

To apply or to check your eligibility call us on 0330 135 9990 or email us at enquiries@evolutionsolutions.co.uk

The UK government are incentivsing organisations to install multiple charge points, on the understanding they’ll allow their employees (even those with private EV’s) to charge at work, as many can’t have charge points installed at home.

Workplace Charging Scheme: £350 grant is provided to any registered business, charity or public sector organisation installing an EV charger at work. Each workplace can claim for up to 40 EV chargers, worth a maximum of £14,000.

Fleet & Employee Grant: £4,250 is provided in grants to an SME (less than 250 employees) to install five charge points, with a further £850 available for installing each additional charge point, up to a total of £15,000.

And it doesn’t end here. Multi-site companies can claim grants of up to £15,000 for each site across a maximum of five sites. Making the total grant available in these situations £75,000.

To apply or to check your eligibility call us on 0330 135 9990 or email us at enquiries@evolutionsolutions.co.uk

Because installing charge points is all we do, we’ve used our expertise to collate a range of the best charge points (chosen for both functionality and aesthetic design).  Choosing the right charger for you and your EV will depend on your lifestyle, your driving style, how many miles you drive, as well as how much time you have for charging your EV.  Our expert sales team are on hand to guide you through the product selection and find the right charger for your situation.

For those that can claim the homecharge grant (£350) our entry level price for a standard installation is £649 after the grant has been deducted.

Those that can’t claim the grant our entry level price for a standard installation is £999.

Interest free credit is available on all domestic charge point installations.

Standard installation includes:

1) Supply and fitting of an EV charger on a brick wall, or to another suitable permanent structure.

2) Up to 10-metre of cable, run and neatly clipped to the wall between the electricity supply meter / distribution board and the charging unit.

3) Supply meter / distribution board on the inside of an outside wall.

4) Routing the cable through a drilled hole in a wall up to 500mm thick (if required).

5) Fitting & testing of electrical connections & protections required for the EV charger.

6) An additional three-way consumer unit (if required).

7) Installation of a Type C MCB and a Type A RCD or a type A RCBO.