DOMESTIC CHARGING POINTS
There are various different types of Domestic Charging Points we can install. We will help you make the informed decision for your home.
All chargers are Simple, Smart & Safe to use and can be viewed and controlled via the manufacturer specific app available to download on your Iphone or Android device.
By charging your electric car at home in your driveway or garage will save you time & money in comparison to fuel powered vehicles.
Energy suppliers currently offer energy tariffs that accommodate your EV charging needs, so that you can hit the road with a full battery every day at reduced costs.
You may be able to even charge your car for free using renewable energy generated from your property. Click on the Renewable Energy button to find out more or get in touch.
Types of DOMESTIC Charging Points
Tethered Smart Charger
Untethered Smart Charger
Untethered Smart Charger
A Tethered cable is one that is wired into and always attached to the Tethered charge point, whilst a free cable unplugs from a Socket/Free charge point and is therefore able to be carried with the owner and plug into other charge points.
Untethered Smart Charger
Untethered Smart Charger
Untethered Smart Charger
In an Non-Tethered charging unit, the cable that is used to charge your Electric Vehicle is not permanently fixed to the charging station.
Fast, Rapid and Slow Chargers
There are three main types of EV charging – rapid, fast, and slow. These represent the power outputs, and therefore charging speeds, available to charge an EV. Note that power is measured in kilowatts (kW).
- Rapid chargers are the fastest way to charge an EV, and predominantly cover DC charging. This can be split into two categories – ultra-rapid and rapid. Ultra-rapid points can charge at 100+ kW – often 150 kW – and up to 350 kW, and are DC only. Conventional rapid points make up the majority of the UK’s rapid charging infrastructure and charge at 50 kW DC, with 43 kW AC rapid charging often also available.
- Fast chargers include those which provide power from 7 kW to 22 kW, which typically fully charge an EV in 3-4 hours. The most common public charge point found in the UK is a 7 kW untethered Type 2 inlet, though tethered connectors are available too for both Type 1 and Type 2 connectors.
- Slow units cover chargers rated between 3 kW to 6 kW and are best used for overnight charging, usually taking between 8-12 hours for a pure-EV, or 2-4 hours for a PHEV. Typically referred to as 3 kW points, slow chargers can be rated at up to 6 kW, with 5.5 kW commonplace for lamppost-based charge points, whilst three-pin plugs often charge at 2.3 kW. EV's charge on slow devices using a cable which connects the vehicle to a three-pin or Type 2 socket.
Types of Connections
What is a Type 1 Charger?
The type 1 plug is a single-phase plug which allows for charging power levels of up to 7.4 kW (230 V, 32 A). The standard is mainly used in car models from the Asian region, and is rare in Europe, which is why there are very few public type 1 charging stations.
What is a Type 2 charger?
The Type 2 plug In private spaces. charging power levels of up to 22 kW are common, while charging power levels of up to 43 kW (400 V, 63 A, AC) can be used at public charging stations. Most public charging stations are equipped with a type 2 socket.
What is a CHAdeMO charger?
CHAdeMO is the trade name of a quick charging method for battery electric vehicles delivering up to 62.5 kW by 500 V, 125 A direct current via a special electrical connector.
While the CHAdeMO chargers aren't as fast as Tesla Superchargers, they can provide about 100 miles of charge to a Model 3 in a half hour.