Wall Mounted 230VAC Type 1 IP54 Home EV Charging Station

Optimizing charging at home

As more people charge their electric cars at home, smart home chargers are a way to tackle new energy related challenges that will arise for drivers and networks.

Cheaper energy

While an EV driver is saving money overall by powering their car with electricity rather than fossil fuels, their home energy bill will still be bigger than it was before. The good news is, unlike fossil fuels, there are lots of things that can be done to understand and reduce the cost of electricity to get further savings.

Many smart home chargers monitor home and EV energy usage so you can get a clear understanding of cost per kWh, which enables you to determine how much you are spending and switch to cheaper tariffs. Also, plugging in overnight may allow you to take advantage of the cheaper Economy 7 tariff.

Greener energy

Today an electric car is already greener than a combustion engine vehicle, but charging with ever more renewable energy makes electric car driving even more environmentally friendly.

The UK's grid is continually getting greener with more and more renewable energy generation, such as wind power. While this means charging electric cars is getting more environmentally friendly overall, you can switch to one of the many renewable energy providers to make charging at home even greener.

Managing load on home energy supply

Charging an electric car at home places an additional load on your electrical supply. Depending on the max charging rate of your ChargePoint and vehicle, this load can damage your main fuse.

To avoid overloading your main fuse, some smart home chargers automatically balance the power drawn by your ChargePoint with the rest of your home, ensuring it never causes your total demand to exceed the max available supply.

Another benefit of this feature is the ability to have more than one ChargePoint installed so that you can charge cars simultaneously without having to manually switch between them.