Cost comparison for EV chargers

[Forty_Two]

I’m getting a Hypervolt installed with 5m cable for £620 after grant. Straightforward install.

That's the best price I've seen on here and, notwithstanding that I am the easiest most straightforward install I couldn't get better than £679

 

[ukmy]

I went with 247EV (just because their phone number is nearer to me). They have informed the DNO and expect an upgrade from my current 60amp to 80/100amp. 247EV are due to install me on 24th Feb - I pay them £679 - they get the grant.

Local installers that have a phone you can reach to really helps. I believe DNO approvals are taking time as my installation via Scottish Power is on hold and neither they answer my phone or their installer provided any contact number to check whats going on.

 

[greenbottle123]

I went with 247EV (just because their phone number is nearer to me). They have informed the DNO and expect an upgrade from my current 60amp to 80/100amp. 247EV are due to install me on 24th Feb - I pay them £679 - they get the grant.

I called a franchised ev charging installer company and they said they can do the installation retrofitting the whole 60 amp upgrade or something and informing DPO along the way, hence no need to bring DPO as a prerequisite, not sure what to make of that, they come over in a few days to start...

 

[sakethcr]

I am getting Hypervolt. Cheapest quote I got was from an installer Hypervolt sales recommended - £663.00 including VAT and grant.

 

[Drforty7]

I went through evolution solutions and have paid £529 with the grant for the pulsar.
Can get additional £25 off for people I refer (not promoting).

They seem to have few slots left before the grant finishes, but I'm still waiting for north west electricity to upgrade my service head as it's ~100yrs old...race against time

 

[greenbottle123]

I am getting Hypervolt. Cheapest quote I got was from an installer Hypervolt sales recommended - £663.00 including VAT and grant.

where are you based, in or around london?

 

[sakethcr]

where are you based, in or around london?

I am in Reading. The installer that Hypervolt put me through, I think, is based out of somewhere in Surrey. I must probably add that my installation is a straightforward install. The meter and consumer unit are less than 3 metres from where I want the charger.

 

[greenbottle123]

I am in Reading. The installer that Hypervolt put me through, I think, is based out of somewhere in Surrey. I must probably add that my installation is a straightforward install. The meter and consumer unit are less than 3 metres from where I want the charger.

apparently a standard installation with grant includes 10m of wire, so if they are charging more then thats a cheat

 

[prabhu]

Pod point with 7.2 m tethered costed £599 in October. Looks like those days are over now.

 

[ukmy]

apparently a standard installation with grant includes 10m of wire, so if they are charging more then thats a cheat

10m wire is probably the wire between consumer unit and charger than the wire that goes into the car from charger.

 

[Adopado]

10m wire is probably the wire between consumer unit and charger than the wire that goes into the car from charger.

That's what @greenbottle123 was referring to when responding to the post from @sakethcr .

 

[sakethcr]

apparently a standard installation with grant includes 10m of wire, so if they are charging more then thats a cheat

Yep, that is what he said in the survey. Since the distance is much less than 10m (~3m), it is classed standard install.

 

[ukmy]

Yep, that is what he said in the survey. Since the distance is much less than 10m (~3m), it is classed standard install.

And how long did it take from start to finish roughly? Did the installer sort out DNO approval quickly?

 

[s7gpt]

had a tesla gen 3 installed today - cost £450 for the charger and £456 to install ( no grant available on the tesla gen 3 for some reason )

install not that bad but needed as per regs a 'pen' box fitting for safety etc

 

[HenryT]

had a tesla gen 3 installed today - cost £450 for the charger and £456 to install ( no grant available on the tesla gen 3 for some reason )

It's because it doesn't meet the criteria of a 'smart charger'.

 

[greenbottle123]

but you can configure it from your smartphone no?

 

[HenryT]

but you can configure it from your smartphone no?

Not as such, no.

You can schedule a start time but not an end time - instead it works to the target charge set, or you can schedule a departure time which will pre-condition the battery for leaving.

 

[scdoubleu]

The Gen3 Wall Connector can be commissioned from a smartphone. As in, you can tell it the rating of its breaker (usually 32A), whether to allow all vehicles, only Tesla vehicles, or just a single Tesla vehicle. You can also configure it for load sharing if you have more than one Gen3 WC, where you need the combined current to not exceed some limit.

Once commissioned, it's pretty dumb. Though there is some open-source software available to query it for charge statistics over WiFi.