EV charger installation in Leicestershire
Home chargers from leading brands, workplace charging, and DC charging that can fill the car straight from your solar and battery. OZEV authorised.
Which charger, and what goes with it
Most homes need a 7 kW charger, which fills most cars overnight. We'll recommend what suits your car and supply, not the dearest box.
A smart home charger
Hypervolt, Andersen, myenergi or Ohme, or a Tesla or SolarEdge charger to match your solar system. Smart, tidy chargers with an app for scheduling cheap overnight charging. We’ll recommend the one that suits your car and your driveway.
Supply checks
We check your supply and fuse board first. The charger usually goes on its own small board, so your existing electrics are left alone.
It won’t trip the house
A sensor on your incoming supply lets the charger ease off when the oven, shower and kettle are all going, so the main fuse isn’t overloaded.
Charge from your own solar
A smart charger can follow your solar. Tesla and SolarEdge chargers work with their own solar and battery systems (Tesla's solar charging needs a Powerwall and a Tesla car), and with a Sigenergy system the DC charger can charge the car straight from your panels and battery.see one on a cottage by the River Soar →
Cheap overnight charging
Set a schedule in the app and the car fills up on an off-peak rate while you sleep.
Your car as a battery
Vehicle-to-home charging lets a compatible car power your house in the evening, then refill when electricity is cheap or the sun is out. It needs a car and a charger that both support it, and more are on the way. Ask us what works with yours.
What happens, start to finish
1Free survey
We look at where you park, the cable route and your fuse board, and tell you straight if anything needs doing first.
2Your quote
A fixed price for the charger and the fitting. If you might qualify for a grant, we help you apply and claim it for you.
3Fitting
We fit the charger ourselves, run the cable neatly and test it all. A standard install takes about half a day, and we tell the local electricity network operator (the DNO) for you.
4Handover
The app set up on your phone, your certificate, and a walk-through of scheduling cheap charging.
Grants you can still claim
Until 31 March 2027, the government still pays towards chargers for:
- flat owners and renters with off-street parking (up to £500)
- homes with on-street parking only, where the highway authority approves a cross-pavement channel (up to £500). Leicestershire County Council doesn't currently allow these, so ask us about your street.
- businesses and charities (up to £500 per socket)
- landlords (up to £500 per socket)
There's no general grant for homeowners with a driveway any more. Each grant pays 75% of the cost, up to the limit shown. If you might qualify, we'll tell you, help you with the short online application, and claim the grant once the charger is in. It has to be approved before we fit.
Nice things people have said
“Matt did an excellent job of fitting my Hypervolt E V charger. Very tidy workmanship and very thorough and professional throughout.”
“…we got a Zappi electric car charger installed with them and we were able to use a government business grant with Matt… from start to finish it was a very smooth process and exactly what we needed.”
Questions people ask us
How long does a home charger install take?
A standard home charger takes about half a day. A long cable run or extra work on your electrics can add to that. We check both first, so there are no surprises, and tell you how long it will take before we start.
Do I need to tell the DNO?
Yes, always, and we do it for you. Most homes are a simple notification. If your supply needs approval first, we spot that at the survey and apply before we book you in.
Can I charge from my solar panels?
Yes. A smart charger can follow your solar, so the car fills up on your own spare power. Tesla and SolarEdge chargers do this with their own solar and battery systems (Tesla's needs a Powerwall and a Tesla car), and with a Sigenergy system the DC charger can charge straight from panels and battery.
My consumer unit is old. Is that a problem?
Usually not. We generally fit the charger on its own small board, separate from your consumer unit, so your existing electrics are left alone. If your consumer unit is a recent one, we may be able to connect the charger straight into it instead. We check at the survey and tell you which it will be.
Got an EV (or one on the way)?
Tell us your car and where you park, and we'll tell you the best way to charge it.
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