After 28 hours of research and 85 hours of testing, we found the United Chargers Grizzl-E to be the best at-home charger for EVs with a J1772 port, whereas the Tesla Wall Connector is best for EVs with a J3400. Contact online >>
After 28 hours of research and 85 hours of testing, we found the United Chargers Grizzl-E to be the best at-home charger for EVs with a J1772 port, whereas the Tesla Wall Connector is best for EVs with a J3400...
Best home electric-car chargers as voted by EV drivers
If you have an electric vehicle (EV) or plug-in hybrid car, or you’re thinking of making the switch, it pays to buy your own home EV charger.
Charging your EV from home makes life easier and could save you a huge amount of money. You’ll save hundreds of pounds a year on public charging fees, especially if you set your charger to operate during your energy tariff’s off-peak hours. You could even cut your energy bill and carbon footprint to zero by linking your charger to your solar panels.
However, a home EV charger is a sizeable upfront investment. The average charger costs between £800 and £1,200 to buy and install. Even the cheapest home EV chargers we looked at for this article don’t leave much change from £600, and installation adds around £200 to the bill.
We’re here to help you find the best home EV charger for your budget and your needs. Our team of researchers analysed the UK home charging market and whittled the field down to the best.
When choosing our top 11, we focused on criteria including affordability, appearance and ease of use, but we also prioritised chargers with excellent warranties, companion apps and verified customer reviews. See our methodology below for more information on how we selected the best chargers.
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The VCHRGD Seven may not have the catchiest name, but this new charger rose to the top of our list thanks to its versatility, ease of use, smart functions and value for money.
The unit measures 34cm at its longest, and looks neat and modern with its matt black cover and LED status light. Despite its swish appearance, this is one of the cheapest home EV chargers you can buy, with both the tethered and untethered models to be found for under £500. Make sure you budget at least £200 for installation.
We recommend going for the tethered version if you’re a home charging beginner, because its permanently-attached cable is easier and more convenient to use. On the other hand, the untethered version supports more connection types and is more tidy, because you can remove the cable and stash it in your garage or boot.
Whether you opt for tethered or untethered, this charger’s smart functions help you get your money’s worth by integrating with your solar panels and automatically balancing power sources. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are supported, and the companion app connects to the VCHRGD Cloud to let you control your charging, track your history and utilise smart tariffs.
The Myenergi Zappi has three charging modes: Fast, Eco and Eco+.‘Fast’ charges your car as quickly as possible; ‘Eco’ saves money by adjusting to your energy usage; and ‘Eco+’ automatically redirects any surplus energy from your solar panels to your electric vehicle. This ingenious idea makes the Zappi an ideal choice if you’re intending to switch completely to renewables.
There’s plenty more to love about the Zappi. Its app is excellent, with an intuitive design that displays clearly which source your vehicle’s energy is coming from, and it works with other Myenergi products to give you full smart home control.
Like the Powerverse VCHRGD Seven, the Zappi comes in tethered and untethered models (tethered model pictured above). It’s not the most modern-looking EV charger, and both the black and white options look a little like defibrillators, but it’s good value at around £665 before installation.
We always examine customer reviews when reviewing products and services, not least to discover problems with delivery and aftercare that we might not have experienced ourselves. With Hypervolt, our main takeaway was the company’s unparalleled customer support, with buyers hailing “first class service… excellent, very professional”.
The Hypervolt Home 3 Pro is the company’s new model, only available as a tethered unit – which is the mode we’d recommend for new users anyway. It is more chunky than some competitors, weighing in at 6.15kg with the 5m cable attached, but it’s a great-looking unit and has a cable tidy built in.
The Hypervolt Home 3 Pro uses Wi-Fi to enable smart features such as solar panel integration, scheduled charging and real-time energy monitoring. The big lightning bolt on the unit displays different colours to indicate its status (charging, standby and so on), and this will divide opinion. Luckily you can switch off the colour-changing LEDs if you’d rather not have a charger that doubles as year-round Christmas lights.
There are several good-looking EV chargers on this list, including the Hypervolt Home 3 Pro and the Powerverse VCHRGD Seven, but the Andersen A2 pips them in the beauty contest. Not only is it sleek and modern, but it comes in an unbeatable range of colours and finishes, including stainless steel and wood.
The A2 is also the most expensive charger we feature, with prices starting at £1,199 from Andersen and around £1,099 from third-party retailers. Happily, it has by far the best warranty on our list, at an impressive seven years if you use Andersen’s installers, or three years if you don’t.
The charger has the talents to match its looks and price. Andersen’s new app lets you create a schedule for your charger and has a widget that tells you how much the current charge session is costing you. Customer service gets superb feedback, with particular kudos given for quick response and continuous improvements and updates.
The Wallbox Pulsar Max is the new successor to the tiny Pulsar Plus, and we’re glad to note that it hasn’t added any bulk in the update. It’s still the dinkiest home charger on the market, weighing in at just 1.3kg but packing in up to 7.4kW charging power.
The unit looks great and has a sturdy build quality. It’s only available as a tethered model, but most home EV users go for this option anyway. The app is equally well designed, with options to set up schedules, monitor charging, and even lock the charger when you’re not using it. The app connects via Bluetooth as well as Wi-Fi, which will come in useful if your home Wi-Fi struggles to reach your garage.
Our main quibble about Wallbox is the company’s disappointing Trustpilot average of just 2.3, with some customers citing poor communication and unreliable performance. However, more than a third of customers give the company and product 5 stars, and the Pulsar Max is particularly easy to buy online, with even Amazon selling it for around £600.
This charger is a little more expensive than the average, but if colour-coding is your go-to technique to make your life easier, the Wallbox Pulsar Max is the one for you.
The 1.5kg Easee One is one of the nimblest machines available, but it’s no lightweight when it comes to build quality. Its distinctive helmet-like design – available in white, grey, red, dark blue, and black – helps give the unit a rugged handsomeness.
The simplicity of its outward appearance is mirrored inside, too, with easy controls and a user-friendly app that makes this charger a great choice for beginners. It’s even designed for easy installation, although we don’t recommend doing it yourself.
Another ace up the Easee’s sleeve is that it can be used as both a tethered and untethered EV charger, with a toggle in the app to switch between the two modes. So it’s effectively two types of charger in one, and will be compatible with new types of charging cable as they arrive on the scene.
With prices falling as low as £550 before installation, this is a charger worth getting excited about – Easee’s Trustpilot rating has also improved to an ‘Excellent’ 4.3.
At under £500 for an untethered 7kW unit with a five-year warranty, the Project EV EVA-07S is a good buy – although you do get what you pay for (or don’t, in this case). Charging cables and installation will bump up the cost, and features such as 4G support also need to be added at your own expense later on.
This charger, which is produced in China and licensed to Project EV in the UK, is also known as the ATESS or Growatt, which can be confusing. But it’s significantly less confusing to use, not least because its functionality is quite basic.
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