EV Charger Installation Edinburgh

EV charging stations are typically installed on an exterior wall of your home or garage. Using one of our qualified electricians, installing your new EV charging point will usually take no more than a day to complete, so you can get back to driving.

Most homes have single phase 230V supply meaning the maximum power of chargers suitable are 7kw/32amps. Commercial premises or buildings with three-phase supply, need a 22kw charger.

Chargers are supplied by a 6mm cable wired directly from your fusebox/consumer unit and must be on their own dedicated circuit. Depending on the condition and capacity of your fusebox/consumer unit, an additional unit may need to be installed to supply the electric vehicle circuit.

A 7kw charger will give 30 miles of range per hour - the size of your car battery will determine how long it will take to charge. A typical EV should take around 8 hours to reach full from empty.

The cost to charge your EV at home will depend entirely on your electricity tariff. You are charged for the kw drawn to charge your battery. For the smallest EVs like the Nissan Leaf on off-peak tariffs, you could be looking at prices starting from as low as £3 per charge. Larger vehicles will cost more of course as they have larger batteries with better range. For example a full electric Hyundai Ioniq costs much less to run than than an equivalent petrol or diesel saloon, at around £4.80 to charge from empty to full with a range of 193 miles, costing only 2.94p per mile (based on 14p/kWh tariff). 

Suppliers now offer great EV tariffs with money saving incentives, scheduled charging enables the car to be plugged in and set to charge between pre-set times like midnight and 7am to charge when the EV tariff gives the lowest price of electricity. This requires a smart meter to be fitted by your supplier.

The key thing to note is public chargers will most certainly cost a lot more as they don’t follow set tariffs and can set their own prices.

Remember, you could be entitled to up to £500 grant funding to help with the cost of installation.

• EV – Electric Vehicle
• EVHS – Electric Vehicle Home charging Scheme. Available for domestic installations.
• WCS – Workplace Charging Scheme. Available for business and public sector installations.
• OZEV – Office for Zero Emission Vehicles. Formerly known as OLEV (Office for Low Emission Vehicles).
• EST – Energy Savings Trust. An additional organisation providing additional funding for Scottish EV users.

9/10 customers go for tethered – a built in lead – as it is more convenient and allows you to keep your spare lead in the boot to use when you are away from home. Some clients prefer to have untethered – socket only – as they find the coiled leads untidy when not in use, it’s a matter of personal taste and what suits you.

Energize Electrical offer EV charger installation in Edinburgh and across the Lothians. We may travel further afield for multiple EV charger installations at a single location.

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