How small is a mini charger?
If you had to attach an EV charger to the front of your home, for the next few years, how big would you want it to be? The look of our homes is important to us. Therefore if you have to add something to it, it should fit in with it and either add to […]
What do I need to think about before getting my first EV charger?
Your first home EV (or hybrid) charger may seem to be a relatively simple addition but there are a number of considerations before going ahead, the 4 main ones are as follows: Charger location Most homes have their chargers fitted to the front but some can be fitted inside a garage if you use one […]
OLEV grants but for how long?
As is the way with Government subsidies, you never know how long they will last, when they will change or when they will end. This is as true for the OLEV approved charger installations grant as it has been from any other. And shortly befofe our lockdown OLEV reduced charger grants ‘overnight’ from £500.00 to […]
Florida man steals electricity for his Tesla
Driving an electric car can sometimes make a calm person slide into bouts of extreme desperation. That may be the kindest way to describe why a Florida man ditched his Tesla on another person’s lawn, stole electricity from that house, and walked off to party with friends in the middle of the night. Read More…
All EV stations to be smart chargepoints by July 2019
All government funded home chargepoints for electric vehicles must use innovative ‘smart’ technology from July 2019. The government announced this today, fulfilling the commitment in the Road to Zero Strategy published earlier this year. This means chargepoints must be able to be remotely accessed. Each one capable of receiving, interpreting and reacting to a signal. Smart […]
