Model 3 now eligible for OLEV charge point install

[Yev000]

List of eligible vehicles got updated today.

Vehicles eligible for the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme - GOV.UK

Already had a call from the Rolec guy.

5 meter Tethered + Earthing rod + 3 pin optional extra = £307 all in

He also said that after June you have to install the smart variety which would be a fair bit more expensive. Not sure if Pod point or chargemaster are smart already.

 

[buzbe]

What charger does everyone recommend in the UK? My dad (an iPace driver) has a Podpoint - but its just.. unsightly..

Tesla's wall charger isn't eligible...

 

[KennethS]

I’ve opted for the Tesla WC. It is costing me more than the cheapest alternative I had obtained installation quotes for. By about £500 (coincidentally the same as the subsidy for the charge points that qualify), but I am already making the substantial investment in the Tesla and I prefer the aesthetics of the Tesla WC. It is not a decision made purely from logic, but emotion plays a part in these things for me as well.

 

[LEE3]

So do we wait for the approved installers to stock these or arrange via the service centre?

 

[Yev000]

Tesla WC quote I got was roughly £1100 inc the cost of the charger, which is a bit much.

You can get a quote for a Tesla WC at any point, but you have to buy the charger from a service center, the electrician wont supply it.

use this link to find an electrician for a Tesla WC

Find an Electrician

 

[LEE3]

Has anyone received any reasonable installation quotes for the wall chargers now they are OLEV applicable?

 

[dakang]

Interested to know price of TWC installation using OLEV grant too!

 

[TezzyMod3]

Has anyone received any reasonable installation quotes for the wall chargers now they are OLEV applicable?

I don’t think they are...

OP referring to model 3 being recognised for grant for non-Tesla chargers.

Please correct me if I’m wrong

 

[cizUK]

Rolec EV Charger Tethered - Complete Charging Ltd
General quote for £275 all in.

 

[Ash9]

I like the look of this charger Premium Electric Car Charging Points for Home or Business | Andersen

I guess it depends on if your car and charger is in a closed garage where no one will see it or if it will be outside and seen, in which case it has to at least look good. A lot of the chargers out there are just plain ugly.

 

[Speedycoyote]

These guys quoted me £459 for a 7.2Kw tethered Rolec (they are London based) SRG Electrical Ltd. – Call Us Now – 0845 644 8209

 

[Speedycoyote]

I also got a quote from Home Pod @ £359 but we decided we prefer the look of the Rolec

 

[JohnRDavidge]

Don't go with an electrician who's recommended on the Tesla website, they charge a fortune for work that any electrician can do. Find a well rated local electrician on checkatrade and go with them.

I've got a quote for ~£500 (plus the cost of buying the Tesla Wall charger) which includes drilling through two walls, supplying and laying 22m of armored high amperage cable, supplying and fitting a new consumer unit with multiple fuses, and completely redoing all of the existing electrics in our garage.

 

[Yev000]

I've got a quote for ~£500

Including VAT?

 

[Matt125]

I like the look of this charger Premium Electric Car Charging Points for Home or Business | Andersen

I guess it depends on if your car and charger is in a closed garage where no one will see it or if it will be outside and seen, in which case it has to at least look good. A lot of the chargers out there are just plain ugly.

Wow. Those really look gorgeous. I guess it depends where you're going to put the charging point, like you said. Mine is going to go down the side of my house, which nobody can see from the road, so I'm going with a Podpoint.

If i needed to put the charger in a visible place I'd be tempted by those Andersen chargers.

 

[JohnRDavidge]

Including VAT?

No VAT to pay, as his business doesn't put him over the VAT threshold. Another advantage of going with a smaller local electrician!

 

[Yev000]

No VAT to pay, as his business doesn't put him over the VAT threshold

A sparky with a turnover less than 84k? Not likely in Surrey...

 

[arg]

~£500

Where's he buying the Type-B or Type-EV RCD from?

I can't find them below about £300. I could believe an installer buying in bulk can get them at a better price, but your local guy is presumably in the same position as I am trying to buy just one or two.

 

[JohnRDavidge]

Where's he buying the Type-B or Type-EV RCD from?

I can't find them below about £300. I could believe an installer buying in bulk can get them at a better price, but your local guy is presumably in the same position as I am trying to buy just one or two.

The quote I have from a Tesla recommended installer lists a Type-A RCCB, rather than Type-B or Type-EV RCD. I don't have a line-item price for that but the total price for all equipment comes to £290 + VAT, which includes cabling, consumer units, etc.

 

[WannabeOwner]

installation quotes for the wall chargers

Labour £275
Materials £135
Earth rod £75
Certification / Building control £25

OLEV approved charger is about £30 more than the grant, or spend £460 (RRP) on a Tesla wall charger

Excluding VAT

Find a well rated local electrician on checkatrade and go with them.

They won't get you an OLEV approved one, and grant, though will they? But the OLEV approved lot can charge so much more that the sums work of course ...

I've got a quote for ~£500 (plus the cost of buying the Tesla Wall charger)

Consider an OLEV approved charger instead? Tesla one score s for 3-Phase (most don't have that) and load-balance when charging multiple cars (most don't have that !!) and maybe also "looks" but other than that OLEV-approved with grant should save £400 overall.