Updated on 23/06/23 by Tim_OVO: OVO are now fitting electric vehicle (EV) smart chargers.
The smart chargers we fit are compatible with OVO’s Charge Anytime add on, for super cheap EV charging any time of the day.
There appears to be several EV drivers on this forum which is fantastic! So I thought, why don’t we start creating topics to help new OVO/EV drivers find out what the best or most used apps are, which charging point is good for them and more.
I thought I would start with Home charging points. If anyone wishes to add additional information to this. Please go ahead!
Just before I note down a list of Charging points, you need to take these into consideration with the “OLEV Grant”
- The OLEV Grant, specifically named the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS), provides up to £350 off the cost of purchasing & installing a home charging point from 1st April 2020.
- EV home chargers installed before 1st April 2020 benefit from a higher £500 OLEV grant.
- It’s available for most electric cars and plug-in hybrid cars, old or new.
- You can claim one chargepoint per eligible vehicle and up to two eligible vehicles per household.
- When selecting a charging point. Default power is 3kw and I recommend you spend the extra money upgrading to 7kw to future proof yourself when you purchase a newer EV with bigger battery
Ok, so I would recommend the following charging points. I will organise from Low to High in price.
Chargemaster - From £344
https://bpchargemaster.com/homecharge
Rolec - From £445
http://www.rolecserv.com/ev-charging
Pod Point - From £449
ChargedEV - From £549 - BP Chargemaster or £599 Smart+
https://www.chargedev.co.uk/at-home/
Zappi - From £695.00
