When considering EV ownership, one of the most reassuring things to know is that you can charge your EV at home and are not limited to public charging stations. Indeed, 80% of EV charging happens at home.

What’s more, there is a wealth of electric vehicle home charging solutions at your fingertips. You could consider a standard or smart wallbox charger, and you can buy or rent your charging solution of choice.

Let’s explore what options you have to charge your EV at home or your place of work.

What charger does my EV come with?

All EVs come with their own standard charger cable that can be plugged into a domestic wall socket. This is a slow method of charging your EV and can take about 24 hours for a full charge.

What are wallbox EV chargers?

If you have off-road parking, you can speed up your EV charging process with a wallbox charger. This is an additional, wall-mountable charging unit that provides you electric vehicle with a much higher rate of power compared to the wall socket charger that was supplied with your EV.

Your wallbox EV charger can be fitted inside your garage or on an external wall next to where you park your electric car. In terms of the power, they vary from between 3.6kW or 7kW. As a guideline, if your car has a 70kWh battery and you connect it to a 7kW wallbox charger, it would take 10 hours to charge from flat to full.

What are smart EV chargers?

Smart EV chargers take charging your EV quickly and efficiently to the next level. Unlike traditional EV wallbox chargers, smart chargers use data intelligently from your car battery. When wirelessly connected, it can communicate with your car, your electricity supplier and with the EV charging infrastructure. This allows the smart charger to establish the most cost-efficient time to charge your EV.

Smart EV chargers also charge faster. Many smart chargers operate at a maximum charging power of 22 kW meaning they’re over three times quicker than a regular wallbox charger.

How can I rent an EV charger?

Renting your EV charger can be a cost-effective solution to high upfront costs and complex installation processes when purchasing one. Our Smart evCharger Plan gives you a lightning-fast smart charger with 12 months free public charging on the ActewAGL Evie east-coast network.

Summary

  • You can charge your EV at home with its standard charger cable, a wallbox charger or a smart charger.
  • Smart chargers are the quickest and most intelligent charging solution by working out the cheapest time of day to power-up your EV.
  • Renting your EV charger can be a more advantageous solution to buying one. ActewAGL’s Smart evCharger Plan is your most convenient way to do this.

Are you considering making the switch to an electric vehicle? ActewAGL can help you effortlessly find, finance and charge your EV. Discover how ActewAGL can support your transition to sustainable driving today.

Sources

https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/jd-power-study-electric-vehicle-owners-prefer-dedicated-home-charging-stations/