Get a home EV charger with OVO.

Here's why it's worth installing an EV charger at home:

1. Forget the hassle of waiting around for a public charger. It’s much more convenient to get home, plug in, and relax. You can just schedule your charge, and know your car will be ready when you need it. 
2. With specific EV rates like Charge Anytime, you could smart charge for under 2p a mile.³

But, not all homes can have an EV charger fitted at the moment. To have one installed, you need to:

• Own the property
• Have your own off-street parking
• Have a WiFi connection at home 

To find out if your home is suitable for an EV charger, first choose your preferred charger and complete our installation survey.

This really depends on your personal preference. There are 4 main points to consider:

1. Convenience - Tethered chargers have an attached cable, so it's easy to get home and plug in. Having an untethered charger means you have to get your charger from your boot (or wherever you store it), attach it, then plug in.
2. Cost - Tethered Chargers are more expensive as they come with the Charger built in.
3. Cable length - Cable lengths come in various sizes for both tethered and untethered, typically ranging from 5m to 10m. If a customer purchases and has an Untethered Charger installed from OVO, the customer will need to provide their own lead in order to charge their vehicle.
4. How it looks - Some drivers prefer an untethered charger, because it looks smaller and neater on the wall of their home.

Our standard charger installations take around 3 hours to complete and include:

• Our expert engineers fitting the EV charger to a brick/rendered wall.
• Up to 10 meters of 6mm power cable – this is neatly clipped to the wall between the electricity supply meter and the charger.
• Setting up the charger and pairing with your smartphone via WiFi or 4G – with full support from our engineer.
• A full demonstration of how your new charger works.

For a standard installation to go ahead:

1. The existing electrical connections and protections within your home must be in good condition.
2. All required main protective bonding at the property must be installed and adequately sized before the installation of the Charge point.
3. No groundworks/civil works, electrical remedial works or any other trades need to be carried out.

If any of these requirements aren’t met, our surveyors will let you know. But please note that any work that needs to be done would need to be arranged by the customer. Our engineers can carry out Earth bonding upgrades for an additional cost. Main isolation switches can also be fitted for OVO customers on the day of install for an additional cost.

For a full quote, please choose your preferred charger and complete our online survey.

Some installations may need extra work than a standard installation. If your survey shows that additional work needs to be done, your quote will tell you exactly what the work is and how much it’ll cost.

Find out more about our different installation types here.

We don’t recommend you try installing an EV charger yourself unless you’re a professional engineer or electrician. We only sell our chargers complete with installation by our specially trained engineers.

If you have an issue with your charger, you can contact the charger manufacturers directly. They’ll be happy to help.

If you have an Indra charger, call 01684 770 631, or email support@indra.co.uk

If you have an Ohme charger, call 020 3375 1586, or email help@ohme-ev.com

If you have an Hypervolt charger, call 0333 090 3093, or email support@hypervolt.co.uk

Ohme, Indra and Hypervolt both have their own social media communities that are a great source of information too.