Electric cars can take as little as 30 minutes or more than 12 hours to charge. How quickly your vehicle charges depends on a number of key factors including battery size, whether the charge is empty or full, maximum charge rate of both the vehicle and the chargepoint and environmental factors.

As an example - EV batteries with larger capacities (measured in kWh) take longer to charge than those with smaller capacities. For example, it will take longer to charge an all-electric vehicle than a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) as PHEVs have much smaller battery sizes.

 Find out more information on charging lengths at help.pod-point.com/s/article/How-long-will-my-vehicle-take-to-charge.

Standard installation is included in your Pod Point cost.

Non-standard charger installations may incur an additional cost. Once your order is placed, your Pod Point expert will be in touch to better understand your requirements and produce a no-obligation quote for any additional works. If you decide not to proceed, you’ll receive a full refund.

Our partners, Pod Point, offer a full end-to-end service for purchase and installation of their EV chargers.

However, should you wish to buy an EV charger without installation, you can find a range of stand alone EV chargers on diy.com.

The OZEV EV chargepoint grant reduces the cost of a home charger and its installation by £350. Find out if you are eligible for the grant at help.pod-point.com/s/article/What-is-the-OZEV-homecharge-grant.

Pod Point provide a remote survey in advance of your install. Your Pod Point Expert will then conduct a site survey when they arrive on the day of your install.

You can help your installer by making sure the space around your electricity metre is clear, this helps the installers to get to where they need to fit the charger and remove any obstacles from areas where cables may need to pass through.

Have your wi-fi password to hand so the connection can be tested.

It depends on your preference – there are two types of charger - Tethered or Universal charger.

Convenience- Tethered chargers have a cable already attached which will either be Type 1 or Type 2.

Flexibility - While you need to plug the cable into a universal charger, you can use both Type 1 and Type 2 cables.

Cable length - A tethered charger’s cable will be either 4.8m (Type 1) or 5.0m (Type 2) in length, whereas a universal charging cable can be up to 10m for either connector type.

Cost - Tethered chargers cost more upfront because they include the charging cable, whereas you can buy a universal charger without a cable.