You can now buy an EV home charger from this major British high street

With EV sales up more than 10 percent this year, there will be some drivers who want and need to have a home charger installed.

There will also be a group of potential buyers who are interested in buying an electric car, but don’t know where to start when it comes to purchasing a home charger.

New innovative partnerships are popping up to make buying a charger easier, faster and more affordable – including the ability to now buy one on the high street…

Home charging provider Ohme has entered into a partnership with major electronics chain Currys, selling EV chargers directly to customers.

Currys now offers EV charging installations

Installing an EV charging station may have become easier as you can now buy a home charger on the high street.

Home charging provider Ohme has entered into a partnership with major electronics chain Currys, selling EV chargers directly to customers.

Buyers who want a smart home charger for their EV can shop with Ohme on the Currys website or in 50 of its stores, and Ohme will take care of everything: quotes, surveys and installation.

Ohme’s smart chargers allow you to connect to the national grid in real time and automatically adjust charging times to ensure drivers can benefit from cheap off-peak charging times.

Charging at home can save you enormous savings.

The average UK driver covering 6,800 miles a year using off-peak smart charging such as Intelligent Octopus Go at 7p/kWh in a typical EV would pay just £127.50 for a year’s driving.

At the standard variable rate of 24.5p/kWh, the same annual mileage would cost £416.

By comparison, the same mileage in an equivalent petrol car would cost a driver more than £1,100.

How much does it cost to install?

The price for the untethered ePod is £949, while the tethered Home Pro (with cable connected) costs £999.

Both prices include Ohme’s standard installation, which covers approximately 80 to 85 percent of installations.

Examples of a non-standard installation are if someone needs to upgrade their fuse box or if the charger is in a garage at the bottom of the garden (so a considerable distance from the house).

How long is the waiting time?

The wait time often depends on the time it takes for a buyer to complete Ohme’s online survey, take any images and determine availability.

Once that’s all done, the average wait time is about two to three weeks, but it can sometimes be sooner, Ohme claims.

The ‘Pod Point Plug and Power’ bundle reduces the initial payment of the Pod Point Solo 3S charger and allows the remainder of the cost to be integrated into the EV tariff – an industry first

New smart charger x tariff bundle

Meanwhile, EDF and Pod Point have launched an industry-first EV home charger and tariff bundle, which will help reduce the upfront costs of switching to electric.

The ‘Pod Point Plug and Power’ bundle reduces the initial payment for the Pod Point Solo 3S charger and allows the remainder of the cost to be integrated into the EV tariff.

Instead of costing £1,099, the Pod Point Solo 3S costs just £499 and the remaining charger costs are spread over two years, with a monthly payment integrated into the EDF tariff.

The tariff, which uses 100 per cent carbon electricity, costs £2,139 per year for the average EV driver using dual fuel at home, and offers customers cheap night rates, with five hours of off-peak electricity between 12pm and 5am. both their house and their car, priced at 8.49p per kWh.

For an average motorist, charging with the Pod Point Plug & Power saves £538 per year compared to petrol. And compared to using the public charging network, EV drivers charging at this rate would save £460.