New build Electric Vehicle Charger Installation cost

tekie

I'm moving into a new build property and one of the optional paid upgrades offered by the builder is a home electric vehicle charger the cost of installation is £1890.
Does this cost this much, or am I better off finding my own installer please give me some feedback?

This is the spec offered by the builder

Electric Vehicle Charger

£1,890.00

The Solo Smart Charger (Universal) is Pod Point’s Wi-Fi-enabled smart home charger designed for both Type 1 and Type 2 EVs. This Solo is a 7kW fast charger

Bibou22

I had the same podpoint charger installed at my property back at the beginning of the year, with a tethered type 2 connection for £599 including installation although that was when grants were still being offered for electric vehicle charging. 

That said I wouldn't be paying £1,800 you'll definitely get it cheaper if you sort it yourself.

Mstty

tekie said:

I'm moving into a new build property and one of the optional paid upgrades offered by the builder is a home electric vehicle charger the cost of installation is £1890.
Does this cost this much, or am I better off finding my own installer please give me some feedback?

This is the spec offered by the builder

Electric Vehicle Charger

£1,890.00

The Solo Smart Charger (Universal) is Pod Point’s Wi-Fi-enabled smart home charger designed for both Type 1 and Type 2 EVs. This Solo is a 7kW fast charger

Generally a lot of things off the house builder "extra" lists can be done cheaper. The only thing you save is the hassle after moving in and potentially having to run visible cables.

We are a bit OCD so in the past we have had extra sockets and outside lights and TV points and cat 6 and everything to every room to negate having to have these run at a later date.

daveyjp

I'm amazed an EV charging point isn't a requirement for a new build by now, it has been around me for at least a decade.

Is this for an upgrade over what is being provided as standard, which  could simply be a wetaherproof 13a socket?

tekie

daveyjp said:

I'm amazed an EV charging point isn't a requirement for a new build by now, it has been around me for at least a decade.

Is this for an upgrade over what is being provided as standard, which  could simply be a wetaherproof 13a socket?

No, there is no outside socket or standard option for EV charging

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daveyjp said:

I'm amazed an EV charging point isn't a requirement for a new build by now, it has been around me for at least a decade.

Is this for an upgrade over what is being provided as standard, which  could simply be a wetaherproof 13a socket?

Try charging a 80kWh EV battery with a 10amp EVSE on a 13amp socket and you would quickly realise that this isn’t a long-term proposition.

Having gone through the process of having an EVSE fitted into a new build, there are many things to consider. For example, the electrical contractor who fitted my original EVSE just added it to the existing 32amp ring main. EVSEs need to be on their own separate radial circuits. When I pointed out the error, it was determined that there was no way that the EVSE could be powered by the existing consumer box and wiring.

It follows that if I was ever in the same situation again, I would insist that the wiring for an EVSE on an external wall or, say, in a garage could meet ALL possible electrical demands. I now have a 65amp supply running from my external meter box to a sub-consumer box in my garage. It would have been a lot neater if the wiring had been installed as part of the original build. Adding solar PV and a Powerwall battery two years later has added further justification to my decision to fit a 65amp cable. When both the EV and PW2 are grid charging, the maximum power demand can be in excess of 50amps.

brewerdave

daveyjp said:

I'm amazed an EV charging point isn't a requirement for a new build by now, it has been around me for at least a decade.

I'm "amazed" that solar panels on new build roofs are not standard - also that they aren't installing ASHPs as standard. But the builders won't unless they are forced to by Govt/Building Regs. Eats into their profits too much !

QrizB

daveyjp said:

I'm amazed an EV charging point isn't a requirement for a new build by now

The law was announced last year, at least for England:

https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/new-homes-in-england-to-have-electric-car-chargers-by-law-aFrhJ1r3xw57

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brewerdave said:

daveyjp said:

I'm amazed an EV charging point isn't a requirement for a new build by now, it has been around me for at least a decade.

I'm "amazed" that solar panels on new build roofs are not standard - also that they aren't installing ASHPs as standard. But the builders won't unless they are forced to by Govt/Building Regs. Eats into their profits too much !

When I mentioned offering customers PV solar to my developer his response was that buyers are not prepared to pay for it, and mortgage lenders are not keen to increase the property valuation as a result of PV solar being fitted. It was a struggle to get him to agree to fit an EVSE which he now regrets as remedial action has cost him money.

tekie

QrizB said:

daveyjp said:

I'm amazed an EV charging point isn't a requirement for a new build by now

The law was announced last year, at least for England:

https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/new-homes-in-england-to-have-electric-car-chargers-by-law-aFrhJ1r3xw57

Thanks, QrizB for bringing this point, I was completely unaware of this new law.
Are there any exceptions to the law, my home builder hasn't even mentioned about the ev charger comes as part of the government regulation. My new home will only be ready in November, so according to the law in England, they are obliged to install one right? or am I missing something here?

Ultrasonic

tekie said:

QrizB said:

daveyjp said:

I'm amazed an EV charging point isn't a requirement for a new build by now

The law was announced last year, at least for England:

https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/new-homes-in-england-to-have-electric-car-chargers-by-law-aFrhJ1r3xw57

Thanks, QrizB for bringing this point, I was completely unaware of this new law.
Are there any exceptions to the law, my home builder hasn't even mentioned about the ev charger comes as part of the government regulation. My new home will only be ready in November, so according to the law in England, they are obliged to install one right? or am I missing something here?

This is the governing policy if you want to check the details:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infrastructure-for-charging-electric-vehicles-approved-document-s