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> I would love to see a breakdown of that £900... that seems really high. The £900 will include: supply of a 7kW EVSE; adding a new circuit to your consumer un

> I would love to see a breakdown of that £900... that seems really high. The £900 will include: supply of a 7kW EVSE; adding a new circuit to your consumer unit/fuse box; running a few tens of meters of fairly expensive cable (6mm SWA suitable for outdoor and underground use) in a careful, tidy way; adding an extra ground point, if needed; an electrical safety test with a special tester; and issuing a certificate (which is mandatory for this type of installation). It'll take the electrician about a day. People in the UK pay a fairly hefty premium as we don't have as many qualified installers as we probably ought to. Of course, standard British sockets already supply 3kW - so the cheaper option is just to get an outdoor socket installed on an existing ring main. This is substantially quicker to install in most cases.

Symbiote 3y ago
> the cheaper option is just to get an outdoor socket installed on an existing ring main From my searching, this doesn't meet the current regulations of the socket is intended for EV use. The costs to make it compliant bring it up to the better options anyway.
- michaelt 3y ago
  It goes without saying that you've got to have a 'granny cable' with appropriate protection - but AFAIK every EV comes with one of those. And of course, you'd fit a socket like [1] which is waterproof even when in use, and has a built-in RCD if your consumer unit doesn't have one. It's common sense when using electricity outside. And your installer will want to make sure the circuit has enough capacity to avoid nuisance trips - put your EV on the same circuit as your kettle, washing machine, dish washer and tumble dryer and you'll have a frustrating time :) But my point is, not every Brit with an EV spends £900 on EVSE - especially if they're only commuting two days a week, or they've got a plug-in hybrid. [1] https://www.screwfix.com/p/masterplug-ip66-13a-1-gang-weatherproof-outdoor-unswitched-active-plug-socket-with-rcbo/889rg https://www.screwfix.com/p/masterplug-ip66-13a-1-gang-weathe...
  - nsteel 3y ago
    > but AFAIK every EV comes with one of those. No, not any more.
  - sumo89 3y ago
    Sample of 1 but yeah we have a plug in hybrid and and waterproof socket in the storm porch, the car charges in a few hours. No desire to spend nearly 1k to charge a bit quicker

Symbiote 3y ago

> the cheaper option is just to get an outdoor socket installed on an existing ring main From my searching, this doesn't meet the current regulations of the socket is intended for EV use. The costs to make it compliant bring it up to the better options anyway.

michaelt 3y ago
It goes without saying that you've got to have a 'granny cable' with appropriate protection - but AFAIK every EV comes with one of those. And of course, you'd fit a socket like [1] which is waterproof even when in use, and has a built-in RCD if your consumer unit doesn't have one. It's common sense when using electricity outside. And your installer will want to make sure the circuit has enough capacity to avoid nuisance trips - put your EV on the same circuit as your kettle, washing machine, dish washer and tumble dryer and you'll have a frustrating time :) But my point is, not every Brit with an EV spends £900 on EVSE - especially if they're only commuting two days a week, or they've got a plug-in hybrid. [1] https://www.screwfix.com/p/masterplug-ip66-13a-1-gang-weatherproof-outdoor-unswitched-active-plug-socket-with-rcbo/889rg https://www.screwfix.com/p/masterplug-ip66-13a-1-gang-weathe...
- nsteel 3y ago
  > but AFAIK every EV comes with one of those. No, not any more.
- sumo89 3y ago
  Sample of 1 but yeah we have a plug in hybrid and and waterproof socket in the storm porch, the car charges in a few hours. No desire to spend nearly 1k to charge a bit quicker