Electric vehicle (EV) charger - Ohme or Indra: which is best?

Nothing yet! But no doubt that OVO will be able to explore adding support for PodPoint

Newbie here, about to collect my Kia Niro EV. Very helpful forum topics & responses, thanks, which I’ve been researching

As Kia’s not on the list of compatible manufacturers/cars, I’m looking at a compatible, untethered charger (once we’ve also had a Smart Meter installed & activated Charge Anytime). I’m keen to simplify with charger & installation from OVO, too

https://www.ovoenergy.com/electric-cars/smart-charger#choose

has “Ohme Home Pro - Tethered (untethered coming soon)”. Does anyone know if/when untethered will come? The Ohme ePod is untethered, yet not offered for installation by OVO. Is that on the horizon/is that the “coming soon”?

It seems that Ohme has more & better reviews on Trustpilot than Indra, whose Smart PRO would be the current untethered option from OVO, I think. Indra has longer warranty & Wifi connectivity

Any other considerations on choosing, please (don’t have solar)?

Almost all Ohme and Indra chargers are supported by Charge Anytime, with the exception of their Ohme smart cable. :)

As for considerations… It depends really on what you need. No solar means either could work.

That’s helpful, thanks

Guess I was wondering if the ePod might soon be offered for installation by OVO or, if not, better to get direct install from Ohme
 

I saw the earlier post on “smart charger battle” 😀

It’s possible OVO might add it to the list, but I’d suggest going via Ohme for now if you’d rather not wait.

I went for the Indra. I don't have solar yet, but plan to, so it was the logical choice of the two.  

Mine has been mostly fine, but has lost its internet connection a few times. Indras can use ethernet, WiFi or 4g, and mine is currently on 4g. I've had a chat with the installer and we may change it to direct ethernet if it misbehaves regularly.

Other than that, it's been totally straightforward, just plug in and wait until the appointed 'ready by' time.

I’m currently having this dilemma for an untethered (preferred by partner) charger for. Kia eNiro car.  The ePod is now supported by Ovo and I could have it installed by a local electrical contractor that I’ve known for many years ( I assume they’ll sort the connection to Ovo during commissioning). 
But, I had a quick look at the Ohme App on the Apple App Store and there’s quite a few disappointed users who are having issues.  I sorted into most recent order so as to avoid any early app development issues.   Are there any ePod users on here who can provide reassurances or other comment.

Paul, I had the Ohme ePod installed by a local Ohme-approved firm last August, using with my Kia Niro.

It’s been fine so far. Only point to watch for on the Ohme app (I’m on Android) is that we make sure to connect first to the car via the KiaConnect app to get latest SoC before plugging in and approving the charge on the Ohme app, as the latter would sometimes start from an outdated value (or be unable to read it).

We’re on OVO Charge Anytime and that’s also working well. Slight misalignment between the Charge Anytime monthly credit view and the actual OVO billing period, which begins partway through the month. I guess I might be able to align those, but haven’t been that bothered.

Hope that helps

As far as I can see, there is no untethered version of the Ohme Home Pro.  It’s not listed on their own web site. To me it looks like their options are the tethered Home Pro or the untethered ePod.  I’d prefer an untethered Home Pro myself for the display screen but it doesn’t seem an option.