Different charging units have different features. The key one that most people want to consider is the charging rate – how fast your car battery is topped up.
Which charging rate you opt for depends on a few variables, but we typically recommend a 7kW charger is more than sufficient to meet the needs of most drivers.
7kW Home Charger
A 7kW home charger charges 3x faster than a standard 3-pin plug, providing up to 30 miles of range per hour (RPH). This is enough to fill an EV with a 200 mile battery range from empty to full in around 7 hours, which you can do overnight – giving you a full battery when you wake up.
Even if your car’s battery has more range than this, the 200 miles you’ll wake up with is likely more than enough to cover any journeys you’ll be making that day.
By comparison, a 3.6kW charger provides 15 miles of RPH, so you won’t be able to fill your electric car’s battery to full overnight.
Fastest Charging Units
22kW chargers are the fastest option, charging 10x faster than a 3-pin plug. But whilst this does provide up to 90 miles of RPH, this is often wasted as not every EV can accept a 22kW charging rate.
Also, 22kW chargers require three-phase power which is rare and very expensive to upgrade to, whereas 7kW chargers require single-phase power which is the standard for homes in the UK.
The home chargers we recommend are as follows:
• QUBEV Smart Charger 7.4kW or 22kW models
• WALLPOD 7.4kW charging output
• ZURA 7.4kW or 22kW charging output
Any household can have any option, however having three phase supply will allow you to have charging speeds up to 22kW with the QUBEV Smart Charger and the ZURA Charger.
If you require charging of two vehicles, then the ZURA Charger is the only options that has multiple charging points. You can find out more information about our chargers on our product page.
If you require a range of chargers for your business or commercial, you then get in touch and a member of our team can work out the best options for your business.
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