Every UK
EV charger,
explained.
From slow 3-pin trickle chargers to ultra-rapid 350 kW DC units. A complete plain-English guide to every type of EV charger available in the UK — and which one is right for your home.
Charging speeds,
demystified.
A charger's speed is measured in kilowatts (kW). Higher kW = faster charge. Here's every speed tier you'll encounter in the UK, and where each one fits. Empty-to-full time depends on pack size and the car's onboard limit — we do not publish a clock for every model.
A standard household plug socket with a charging cable. Last-resort only — slow, inefficient, and not designed for repeated EV use.
The standard UK home wallbox. Single-phase 32 A. Overnight is enough for most UK commuting. We do not publish empty-to-full hours.
Three-phase 32 A. A higher-rated wallbox than a typical single-phase 7.4 kW unit, but it needs a three-phase supply — uncommon in UK homes, standard in commercial buildings.
Direct-current public chargers found at motorway services and supermarkets. Skips your car's onboard converter, charging the battery directly.
Tesla Supercharger V3, Ionity and InstaVolt sites. Some hardware is rated up to 350 kW. What you get depends on the car and the charge curve — we do not publish a miles-per-hour figure.
Which plug
fits your car?
There are five connector types you'll see in the UK. New UK EVs use Type 2 for AC and CCS for DC rapid. Older Leafs and Outlanders are the usual Type 1 / CHAdeMO exceptions. We do not publish a market-share figure.
Type 1
The original North American AC standard. Single-phase only — max 7.4 kW. You'll find it on a small number of older UK EVs and imported American models.
Type 2
The UK and EU standard for AC charging. Used by virtually every modern EV — Tesla (UK), BMW, VW, Hyundai, Polestar, Kia, MG, Renault, Audi, Mercedes EQ and more.
CCS Combo
"Combined Charging System" — adds two big DC pins below a Type 2. The universal rapid-charge standard for new EVs across Europe and increasingly worldwide.
CHAdeMO
Japanese rapid-charge standard. Once the king of DC, now being phased out in Europe in favour of CCS. Still seen on older Leafs and Outlanders.
Tesla NACS
Tesla's proprietary connector for the Supercharger network. In Europe, all Teslas since 2018 use Type 2 / CCS — so this is mostly a US-market issue.
Smart features
that matter.
Beyond raw kW, modern UK chargers differ in how they integrate with your home, your tariff, and your car. These six features are the ones worth paying attention to.
Tethered
Cable permanently attached to the unit. Walk up, plug in, charge. No fumbling for a cable in the boot. Most popular for everyday convenience.
Untethered
Socket only, no attached cable. Cleaner look on the wall and you can swap cables for different connector types. Useful if you have multiple EVs.
Smart charging
App-controlled. Schedule charging during off-peak energy hours (e.g. Octopus Go's overnight window). We do not publish a typical pence-per-mile saving versus petrol.
Solar-integrated
Diverts excess PV power to your car instead of exporting it. Brands like MyEnergi Zappi and Hypervolt do this natively. Effectively free fuel from sunshine.
Load balancing
A catalogue flag that can cap how much current the wallbox draws so the house supply is not asked for more than it can give. 37 of 41 current rows are marked. It is not a rule that every home needs it. When you might want it →
Post and pedestal mounting
No wall nearby? A freestanding pedestal puts your charger exactly where you need it. Suits driveways far from the house, listed buildings and two-car households. Full guide →
The UK's leading
charger brands.
34 catalogue brands, side by side, with the kind of buyer each one suits. This is not a market-share ranking.
| Brand | What it's about | Best for | From | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHOhme Home Pro Tethered | App-first tethered smart charger with a 5 m Type 2 lead. Auto-syncs with Octopus tariffs for the cheapest overnight window. |
Octopus customers
|
From £999 including standard installation | Where to buy |
| ZAMyEnergi Zappi | The original solar diverter with a tethered 6.5 m Type 2 lead. Eco+ mode charges only from PV surplus. UK-built in Lincolnshire. |
Solar PV homes
|
From £779 | Where to buy |
| GLZappi Glow TetheredNew | myenergi's next-generation solar diverter with a tethered 6.5 m lead. Same Eco/Eco+ solar modes, updated app and improved load balancing. |
Solar PV homes (next-gen)
|
From £599 | Where to buy |
| WBWallbox Pulsar Plus | Compact, design-award winning unit. Reddot 2020. Strong app, dynamic load balancing built-in. |
Compact spaces
|
From £849 | Where to buy |
| PPPod Point Solo 3 | The default UK charger. Reliable, widely stocked, partnered with Tesco for a vast public network. |
First-time buyers
|
From £999 untethered, £1,049 tethered (6.5 m) | Where to buy |
| HVHypervolt Home 3 | UK-designed in London. Sleek glass front, RGB status lighting, full solar diverter capability. |
Style-led homes
|
From £899 | Where to buy |
| EAEasee One | Modular Norwegian unit, lightweight (1.5 kg) with concealed cabling. Daisy-chain for two-EV households. |
Multi-EV homes
|
Where to buy | |
| ANAndersen A2 Tethered | The premium tethered pick. Cable hides inside the unit when not in use. Hand-built in Northants. |
Premium aesthetics
|
From £1,199 | Where to buy |
| EOEO Mini Pro 3 | The smallest proper UK wallbox. A5-sized, built-in PME, solar CT clamps in the box. Sold via Hive and EO. |
Tight wall space
|
From £549 | Where to buy |
| INIndra Smart Pro | British-made socketed all-in-one unit. Octopus, OVO, EDF and E.ON tariff APIs, surplus solar, surge protection in the box. |
Smart-tariff homes
|
From £899 including standard installation | Where to buy |
| RORolec EVO | UK-built in Lincolnshire. Red Dot 2024, five-year warranty, solar Eco/Eco+ modes and PME protection as standard. |
Value UK-made
|
From £375 | Where to buy |
| A3Andersen A3 Tethered | The A2 successor. Hidden 5.5 m tethered cable (retracts into the unit), timber and leather finishes, 4G, OCPP, solar matching and a seven-year warranty. |
Design-led homes
|
From £995 | Where to buy |
| CDCord Zero | UK-designed socketed charger with PEN protection, solar modes and a three-year warranty. Source URL is the untethered white unit. |
Straightforward home charging
|
From £479 | Where to buy |
| GVGivEnergy EV Charger Tethered | 7 kW tethered solar-diverting charger that talks to a GivEnergy battery. Charge from PV surplus, off-peak grid or stored energy. |
GivEnergy battery homes
|
From £549 | Where to buy |
| HIHive Sync Energy 2 Tethered | Tethered 7 m smart charger sold with British Gas install. Hive app, solar modes, straightforward overnight charging. |
Hive / British Gas homes
|
From £999 including standard installation | Where to buy |
| IXIndra Smart LUX | Tethered 6 m IP67 charger with a Boost button on the fascia. Same smart stack as the Smart Pro, sold as a fully-installed package. |
Tethered simplicity
|
From £1,025 including standard installation | Where to buy |
| EPOhme ePod | The Home Pro brain in a smaller socketed box. Same Octopus tariff APIs, no screen, 4G as standard. |
Compact smart tariffs
|
From £949 including standard installation | Where to buy |
| PVProject EV Apex | Value 7.4 kW or 22 kW socketed charger with solar Eco modes, PEN protection and OCPP. One of the cheaper UK-listed wallboxes. |
Tight budgets
|
From £323 | Where to buy |
| RZRolec Zura | Lincolnshire-built charger with a customisable fascia. Swap a photo, woodgrain or house number onto the front after install. |
Personalised fascia
|
From £449 | Where to buy |
| WMWallbox Pulsar Max Tethered | Successor to the Pulsar Plus. Compact tethered 5 m wallbox, five-year warranty, IK10 shell, 7.4 kW or 22 kW three-phase. |
Compact spaces
|
From £505 | Where to buy |
| ZTZaptec Go 2 | Norwegian 1.3 kg unit with free 4G, MID meter and V2G-ready hardware. 7.4 kW or 22 kW three-phase. |
Future-proof V2G
|
From £500 | Where to buy |
| AQAndersen Quartz | Compact Andersen with timber or colour fascias. 7 kW or 22 kW, socket or tethered, seven-year warranty. |
Premium compact installs
|
From £695 | Where to buy |
| AUAurora Seren | Budget UK-made 7.4 kW socketed charger with swappable colour covers, built-in PEN protection and the Seren app. |
Tight budgets
|
From £219 | Where to buy |
| ECEasee Charge | 22 kW three-phase Easee in a 1.3 kg housing. Same app, 4G and daisy-chain load balancing as the One, for three-phase supplies. |
Three-phase homes
|
From £706 | Where to buy |
| EFEcoFlow Power Pulse 2 | 7 kW solar-integrated charger with a live display. Built to sit next to EcoFlow batteries and portable power stations. |
EcoFlow ecosystems
|
From £595 | Where to buy |
| VGEvec VecGO | Compact 7.4 kW Type 2 socket with colour options, LED status and OCPP. A tidier sibling of the EVEC Wall Unit. |
Compact drives
|
From £320 | Where to buy |
| EVEVEC Wall Unit | Simple 7.4 kW socketed home charger. Wi-Fi scheduling and energy monitoring in the EVEC app, sold as a budget OZEV unit. |
Straightforward charging
|
From £318 | Where to buy |
| A7FastAmps Alpha7 Gen4 | Entry-level 7.4 kW smart socketed charger sold as Alpha7 Gen4. OZEV-listed, IP65, dynamic load balancing, no extra branding tax. |
Grant-maximising installs
|
From £330 | Where to buy |
| FXFox ESS EV Charger | 7 kW tethered charger that links to a Fox ESS inverter and battery. Solar-priority charging without extra CT hardware. |
Fox ESS solar homes
|
From £385 | Where to buy |
| GAGaro Entity Pro | Swedish 7.4 kW socketed charger with OCPP, load management and a detachable front. 22 kW three-phase SKU is the sibling. |
Installer-familiar hardware
|
From £660 | Where to buy |
| HXHumax MX7 | 7 kW V2G-ready home charger with a glass fascia, RFID and ISO 15118 hardware. Tethered Type 2, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. |
V2G-curious homes
|
From £523 | Where to buy |
| HCHydra Cubus | 7.4 kW socketed wallbox with a Type B RCD and O-PEN protection in the box, so the electrician does not add them downstream. |
Cheaper install labour
|
From £354 | Where to buy |
| HNHydra Notus | One of the cheaper OZEV-listed 7.4 kW smart socketed wallboxes. PEN protection, optional 4G and rear-entry cabling for retrofits. |
Value installs
|
From £272 | Where to buy |
| HPHypervolt Home 3 Pro | The current Hypervolt 7.4 kW tethered charger. IP66, three solar modes, CT clamp in the box, built in the UK. |
Exposed driveways
|
Where to buy | |
| NENexBlue Edge | 22 kW three-phase version of the Point design. Dynamic load balancing and OZEV listing for homes with a three-phase supply. |
Three-phase homes
|
From £621 | Where to buy |
| NBNexBlue Point 2 | Angular 7.4 kW Swedish wallbox with smart-tariff charging, OCPP and a distinctive folded-metal fascia. |
Design-led tariffs
|
From £497 | Where to buy |
| SPSimpson Home Series V3 Tethered | British design-led 7 kW wallbox with a 6.5 m tethered Type 2 lead and a wide colour range. The Basic tethered SKU is the entry point. |
Design-led homes
|
From £615 | Where to buy |
| SXSolaX Smart EV Charger G2 | 7.2 kW solar-priority charger that talks to a SolaX inverter. OCPP, RFID, PEN protection and IP65. |
SolaX solar homes
|
From £290 | Where to buy |
| TLTeltonika EVC1 | Lithuanian 7.4 kW tethered charger with RFID, app control and swappable colour front panels. |
Colour customisation
|
From £506 | Where to buy |
| VCVCHRGD Seven Pro | 7.4 kW Type 2 socket with RFID, OCPP, a CT clamp in the box and the Powerverse app. Tethered 7.5 m sibling is a separate catalogue row. |
Features per pound
|
From £400 | Where to buy |
| ZGZaptec Go | The original 1.3 kg Norwegian socketed charger. 7.4 kW, 4G, load balancing. Go 2 is the newer V2G-ready sibling. |
Compact installs
|
From £492 | Where to buy |
| A7FastAmps Alpha7 Gen4 Tethered | Entry-level 7.4 kW smart charger with a 5 m tethered Type 2 lead. OZEV-listed, IP65, dynamic load balancing. |
Grant-maximising installs
|
From £330 | Where to buy |
| HCHydra Cubus Tethered | 7.4 kW tethered wallbox with a 5 m Type 2 lead, Type B RCD and O-PEN protection in the box. |
Cheaper install labour
|
From £354 | Where to buy |
| HNHydra Notus Tethered | OZEV-listed 7.4 kW smart wallbox with a 5 m tethered Type 2 lead. PEN protection, optional 4G and rear-entry cabling for retrofits. |
Value installs
|
From £272 | Where to buy |
| ZAMyEnergi Zappi Untethered | Socketed Zappi solar diverter. Eco+ mode charges only from PV surplus. UK-built in Lincolnshire. |
Solar PV homes
|
From £779 | Where to buy |
| VCVCHRGD Seven Pro Tethered | 7.4 kW tethered charger with a 7.5 m Type 2 lead, RFID, OCPP, a CT clamp in the box and the Powerverse app. |
Features per pound
|
From £455 | Where to buy |
| GLZappi Glow UntetheredNew | Socketed next-generation myenergi solar diverter. Same Eco/Eco+ solar modes, updated app and improved load balancing. |
Solar PV homes (next-gen)
|
From £539 | Where to buy |
| AKAnker SOLIX V1New | 7.4 kW Type 2 wallbox with Anker app control, solar and off-peak scheduling. Socket or 5 m tethered cable. |
Solar and off-peak homes
|
Where to buy | |
| EQEnphase IQ EV Charger 2New | 7.4 kW tethered Type 2 charger with a 7.5 m lead, solar matching and OCPP. Built for Enphase Energy System homes or as a standalone wallbox. |
Enphase solar homes
|
Where to buy | |
| OCOctopus ChargeNew | Octopus-designed 7.4 kW Type 2 wallbox with app scheduling, Eco solar mode and Intelligent Octopus Go integration. Standard installation included. |
Octopus customers
|
From £1,029 untethered, £1,129 tethered (5 m), including standard installation | Where to buy |
| TSTesla Wall ConnectorNew | Tesla’s official Type 2 home wallbox with a 7.3 m tethered lead. 7.4 kW on a typical UK single-phase supply; up to 22 kW on three-phase. |
Tesla households
|
Where to buy | |
| EXEasee Charge MaxNew | Home Easee with a built-in MID Class B meter for accurate billing. Type 2 socket, up to 22 kW three-phase or 7.4 kW single-phase. |
Company-car reimbursement
|
Where to buy | |
| AFAlfen Eve Single S-lineNew | Compact Dutch home wallbox with a Type 2 socket or tethered cable, MID meter, solar matching and active load balancing. 7.4 kW single-phase or 22 kW three-phase. |
Smart home installs
|
Where to buy | |
| CACharge Amps HaloNew | Tethered Type 2 home wallbox in recycled aluminium. IP66, a 7.5 m lead, Charge Amps app and OCPP. |
Exposed outdoor installs
|
Where to buy |
Which charger
is right for you?
Five quick questions. Match what's true for your home, and we'll point you at the right brand. None of this is binding — it's a starting point.
Common
questions, answered.
The five things UK homeowners ask us most when choosing between charger types. If yours isn't here, our team replies during UK business hours.
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charger you need?
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