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Packed full of beginner's guides and technical home charging insight.
The Best Home Installation guide is your starting point as a new EV owner.
You will learn the types of charging options available, how to plan the installation of a home charger and compare the best companies for the installation of your home EV charger.
This guide will help you along every step of charging your EV at home.
Moving house tends to be an exciting chapter in life, but it can come with a number of logistical challenges. If you’re an EV owner, a big consideration is deciding what to do with your EV charger when you move. In this article we will provide you with a comprehensive … Read more
Living in the UK means we are accustomed to the challenges of charging EVs in the rain. In this article, we’ll answer the question of whether you can charge an EV in the rain. We will provide you with a clear understanding of what happens when you charge your EV … Read more
Miles per kilowatt-hour (mi/kWh) is an important metric that tells EV owners how many miles an electric vehicle can travel on a single kilowatt-hour of electricity. This allows us to compare the energy efficiency of different EV models and assess their total range. This article provides an introduction to the … Read more
Despite its huge potential to revolutionise the way we consume energy, Vehicle to Home (V2H) remains a fairly unknown term in the UK. Vehicle to Home, or V2H, is a term that describes the process of an EV feeding power back into your home. What exactly is Vehicle to Home? … Read more
Bidirectional Charging (also known as two-way charging) is an exciting EV technology that transforms your electric car into a power source. This allows electric vehicles not just to take in electricity for charging, but also to feed it back out for other uses. This article explores the concept of bidirectional … Read more
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) charging technology will change how we use Electric Cars and presents new possibilities for the UK energy grid. V2G technology enables EVs to interact directly with the power grid, not just as electricity consumers, but as portable power storage units that can feed energy back into the grid … Read more
One technology in the world of electric cars that continues to gain attention is Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) charging. V2L could prove to be a significant sustainable energy solution. But what exactly is V2L? This is the question we’ll aim to answer in this guide. We’ll explore Vehicle to Load charging, how it … Read more
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) cards offer a convenient and secure way for EV owners to access charging stations. RFID cards have been widely adopted in various industries due to their flexibility as a payment option. The charge cards provide a streamlined approach to accessing EV charging stations, without any complicated … Read more
When comparing EV charger installation companies, it’s important to understand what a standard installation covers. A standard EV charger installation package defines the services that a company is willing to provide to cater for most installations (but not all). In this article, we will explore what a standard EV charger … Read more
Voltage is a key term you often hear in relation to EVs, it’s a key parameter that drives the operation and charging capabilities of electric cars. In this article, we look at what voltage electric vehicles run on. We will delve into the various voltage levels commonly found in EVs, … Read more
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