{"id":2,"date":"2021-11-01T18:20:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T18:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ev-charger-installations.co.uk\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2021-11-07T11:13:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T11:13:56","slug":"electric-car-charging-at-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ev-charger-installations.co.uk\/index.php\/electric-car-charging-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric car charging at home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are able to charge an electric car (or plug-in hybrid) at home, you will benefit from the double whammy of having the most convenient and the cheapest way to charge your car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charging an electric car at home works out much cheaper than filling up a traditional petrol or diesel car, based on our calculations. It&#8217;s definitely more convenient, and almost certainly cheaper (unless you are able to consistently use free charging points), than using public chargers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to find out all you need to know about charging your electric car at home, including what type of charger you need, how to speed up charging and how much it costs to install a charger.<\/p>\n\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2\" data-postid=\"2\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_nljs183 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_mlao183 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_kbow8 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion plus-icon-button rounded embossed shadow light-purple\">\n\t\t    <li>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#acc-kbow8-0\" aria-controls=\"acc-kbow8-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-angle-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-up\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tb_title_accordion tf_w\">What are my home's requirements?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"acc-kbow8-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-kbow8-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tb_text_wrap\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You will need to have off-road parking for your vehicle<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n\t    <\/li>\n\t\t    <li>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#acc-kbow8-1\" aria-controls=\"acc-kbow8-1-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-angle-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-up\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tb_title_accordion tf_w\">How much does it cost to charge an electric car?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"acc-kbow8-1-content\" data-id=\"acc-kbow8-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tb_text_wrap\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Owning an electric car, in this day and age, is becoming increasingly easy to justify. Aside from ever-expanding model line-ups, longer ranges, widening infrastructure and impressive performance figures, there are countless benefits \u2013 such as environmental brownie points, tax grants, and exemption from certain charges and fees. More to the point, owning an electric car can also serve up exceptionally low running costs.<\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake: choose an electric car wisely and it will potentially be less costly to run than a conventional petrol or diesel car. You\u2019ll also never need to visit a petrol station for refuelling again, either, scrapping yet another motoring-related annoyance in the process. 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Aside from ever-expanding model line-ups, longer ranges, widening infrastructure and impressive performance figures, there are countless benefits \u2013 such as environmental brownie points, tax grants, and exemption from certain charges and fees. More to the point, owning an electric car can also serve up exceptionally low running costs.<\/p> <p>Make no mistake: choose an electric car wisely and it will potentially be less costly to run than a conventional petrol or diesel car. You\u2019ll also never need to visit a petrol station for refuelling again, either, scrapping yet another motoring-related annoyance in the process. Want to find out just how much you could save<\/p><\/li><li><h4>How many kW wall box should I have?<\/h4><p>A home wallbox is a separate box which is wired directly to your home\u2019s electricity supply. 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