Did you bother getting a charger for your’s. Undecided whether to fit one or not. I did think of installing a commando soctet.
Oh yeah, we had it almost half a year prior to receiving the Golf (remember, 16 months waiting back then) lol.
I can’t speak for current prices, back then we paid £650 for charger incl installation (for others, MB doesn’t cover charger cost for PHEVs) for an Easee One, happy as can be. I wouldn’t argue that you need one, but all the app stuff and remote-scheduled charging through Octopus Intelligent makes charging super easy. It is convenient, and of course, in case we go full EV further down the line, “future proof”.
I’d argue that it depends most on A: would it need to eat toast with water-soup for weeks to afford the charger? And B: do you actually have the place to conveniently place it.
I don’t have any experience with, or even knowledge of, a commando socket – so i can’t speak to that, whether that’s better or not. That’d be up to you. I personally can only speak to the charger we have, and it’s just more convenient than a granny cable. It has its place, the cable is always right next to the car like at a petrol pump, etc. I personally would get one again, but in the end that’s a decision you gotta make yourself, taking current realities into account (prices etc, no idea if they went up or down).
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.