Please can anyone advise what the best / value for money PHEV wall charger is, as now in need of one having changed my car order to PHEV model. We had ordered a Seat Terraco FR 2.0 TSI on 3rd July for October delivery, didn’t happen and dealer was giving no updates. After to talking to another dealer they advised they had April order with no build dates, so we rang and cancelled our order. We need an SUV so opted for Hyundai tucson ultimate phev as local dealer has a cancelled order due late feb and had been advised the wall charger would be installed by mobility. Dealer advised today was unable to get the wall charger included under mobilty, so need to organise our own install. Had a look and what a nightmare as so many choices and prices vary so much, need it from someone who can install before March as £350 grant get withdrawn then. Also need to lockable as likely to come home to find cars connected otherwise. Thank you in advance.
Personally I would go for a 7 kWh Podpoint home charger, it is a one off charge and can be used on you next PHEV/EV in theory it should last you a few years we had one fitted March 2020 when the grant was a little more generous. The majority of our journey are less than 30 miles, in the winter the EV range is nearer 18/20 miles, to date we have covered 9,700 miles which includes towing a caravan to date our total running cost are £769.53, the home charger has already payed for itself.
As regard pre-heating our Mitsubishi Outlander has a 3.6 kWh on board charge, pre heating requires 4.1 kWh, so a slight loss in battery range, your Tuscon has a 7 kWh on board charger you will not experience a loss of range.
With a Podpoint you can switch off your charger from your phone app, plus free charging at Tesco
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