Best/ most useful charge points on the market

[Gavin John Hyde]

Just seen the rolec zura… which look nicer than the wall pod, and the boxy securicharge commercial unit
Also comes with duel outlets.


Do you use the special EV cables for supplies?
The home install can be routed through the garage, so t&e in minitrunking… and the lodge; Possibly swa and flexi conduit for the cat5.
The cost for a few metres of the combined power and data cable is huge compared with same in swa and separate data.

Can buy toughened cat5e / direct burial cat5e to run in parallel with the power, its ~£30 for 100m on amazon etc...
then use whatever power cable you fancy

 

[nicebutdim]

More on the Easee/Sweden story...

 

[littlespark]

I spoke to FIL today about what was required and the limit of choice for 2 outlet units, so he's now said, just one outlet, but make it simple to use..... maybe a keypad and a PIN number to use it....

I don't think any have keypads, just RF card/keyfobs, which might also work.

Can the same keyfobs be used for more than one charge point, as he wants one at the house, and one at the lodge in Aviemore... So the aviemore one can be used by any of the family once we get electric cars?

No internet up at the lodge, so i think i read one comes with a free 4G sim card. Will need to check coverage, its a pretty bad blind spot at the best of times. He tried having a Smart meter fitted, but it didnt work.

 

[littlespark]

ive been reading up on this website, Best EV Chargers 2023 | Charger Rankings Table – Top Charger - https://topcharger.co.uk/charger-power-rankings/

and come to the conclusion that the Hypervolt Home 2.0 would do the job.

At home, it can connect to the wifi, and choose to use the solar PV....
For the lodge, where there is no internet, i can add a 4G dongle.... (depending on signal coverage)

It doesnt have the PIN number lock or rf security that i can see, but i might be wrong there.


edit:

try searching for "hypervolt"... im getting a thousand adverts for a massage gun

 

[littlespark]

Conversation on another thread about notifying the DNO after install... (its not a big one where its notify BEFORE install) and there was some disagreement about whether to bother notifying at all.

I would say, yes... we have to. To allow the dno to plan future infrastructure improvement works against projected demand... But i also brought up the argument that Screwfix sell the Project EV to joe bloggs to fit themselves DIY.... would they know to inform DNO? Is it in the installation manual?

One member even said they didn't, and knew other electricians that didn't... so is not informing the dno going to come bite us on the butt in a couple of years? (the charge point manufacturer must know where their units are fitted for warranty registration, so that can be checked against the dno list)

 

[brianmoooore]

Can someone explain to me what all this 'smart' stuff is about in relation to EV charge points. I can understand that those that are into electric vehicles might be into all sorts of smart toys but I gather that it is now compulsory for any new point installed. What's the advantage of the point being 'smart'?
I don't have an electric vehicle myself, but I do have a 32A 'dumb' Rolec charge point, which has an i3 plugged into it at the moment. It's not charging yet, but at midnight it will, controlled by an app on the owner's phone. The same will happen when a Tesla 3 comes here next month.
The cars are 'smart' and communicate with their owners' phones, so why does the charge point need to be smart as well?