A typical EV would have a range of 200 miles with a 60kwh battery. For a home charge it would cost around £15-20 for an empty to full charge.

Public rapid charge points (ones found at petrol stations etc.) cost around £20 for a rapid 90 mile, 30 minutes charge.

• Costs calculated at 28p/kwh based on usable 54kwh (90%) battery.
• EVs very rarely need a ‘full’ charge, usually only a top up is required.

Domestic car charging units would usually take 1 day unless mains power source increase is needed, therefore works would possibly enter a second day.

Commercial banks of up to 20 charge points would take up to 7 days.

Your EV charger will use up to 32A of power. Most modern homes have a 100A supply, but in some cases can only have 60A or 80A which can significantly reduce your charging speeds. If you are not sure, speak to your energy provider as you may be able to upgrade. Other considerations are if there is a space on the existing fusebox? If not, a smaller additional box may be required.

For commercial purposes, a site survey should be conducted to determine the supply and any spare capacity available (difference between actual load used and maximum available) before vehicles and infrastructure are acquired. If electrical capacity limitations are identified on a site where many EVs are planned to operate from, our supporting software packages can manage and overcome this problem using Dynamic Load Balancing devices.

Governmental grants of up to £350 (OZEV) are available to offset against the cost of domestic EV charge points.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-grants-for-low-emission-vehicles

The workplace charging scheme (WCS) is a voucher based scheme that provides support in the form of an OZEV grant up to a maximum of £14000 towards the purchase and install costs of EV charge points.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workplace-charging-scheme-application-form

Most businesses & commercial premises qualify for the OZEV subsidy. Please follow the link below to find out if your business qualifies.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-grants-for-low-emission-vehicles

Superfast 350kwh charges are starting to appear on the market and can charge to a range of 350 miles within 20 minutes depending on the type of EV.

A domestic 7kwh charger would take around 6 hours and is more suited to overnight charging. Examples are as follows:

Commercial or work place charge points would usually be 22kwh standard fast charge or, if the power source is sufficient, 50kwh units.

Examples below: