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As a new, existing, or potential EV owner, you may have concerns over how to charge your electric vehicle, and of course, how to maintain your EVs battery life. A home EV charger can be used to charge your electric vehicle. Home EV chargers are certainly a worthwhile investment helping you to be less reliant on the public charging infrastructure.  The obvious benefit of a home charger is the convenience it brings. It gives you...

As the United Kingdom continues its transition towards a greener future, electric vehicles (EVs) play a pivotal role in reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainable transportation. To complement this shift, the use of smart charging EV chargers is gaining momentum, offering numerous benefits to both EV owners and the overall energy grid. In this post, we will explore the advantages of adopting smart charging technology, particularly focusing on charging during off-peak periods.   Cost Savings:...

If you have solar panels on your house or business then you can use them to help charge your EV. You would need a solar EV charger with a solar feed and a CT clamp. Solar EV chargers have a dedicated solar feed, letting you charge with 100% solar power or supplement through grid power. The CT clamp is an additional piece of hardware that detects how much energy you’re exporting from your solar panels....

On 30th June 2022 new Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations came into effect. From this date all domestic smart EV chargers need to be 'smart' as standard.  Unlike previous “dumb” chargers, smart chargers feature additional connectivity features and have built-in pre-sets that make managing energy consumption to power EV's more controllable and efficient. All new home EV chargers now have a data connection which gives the ability to record and use an energy-measuring system...