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[Martinonline]

My car cannot be parked closer than ~8m to the house so l bought an EVSE with no tethered cable. I bought a 10m cable to use with it and carry it with the car if I have to use and untethered EVSE when I am away. (Until recently, for free at Warner hotels.)

Plus you never know what some reprobates might do to obtain some copper.

 

[Slipstream]

I had already decided on having a tethered charger. I will take everyone's advice on having a longer cable length which will give more flexibility on where the car can be parked.


Excuse my ignorance but what does EVSE stand for?

As I said in an earlier post, I am very green when it comes to EV's and all that goes with them, including energy tariffs, so all help I can get will be greatly appreciated, so thank you for your post.

I prefer my untethered charger so I can take my cable with me if I need to charge when I'm out and about at an AC charger. Plus you don't need to buy a extra cable.

 

[Logan T]

My wife and I went to our local dealer Polesworth Garage and this afternoon agreed a deal on a 2026 model year Long Range in Ealing Green.

We are moving to MG from being long time owners of VW's and it will be our first EV. If goes well, we may look to buy another electric car to replace the nearly 3 year old T-Roc, which will be the stablemate of the MG4.

I am currently looking at charging units, so any suggestions will be greatly received.

I've been on octopus and using an ohme pro charger for 3 years without a single problem. Just use the ohme app.
I went for a 10 m cable which actually helps a lot.
Never used an untethered cable in 3 years.
In fact I carry no cables in the car.

 

[gdog]

if it was just for a year and i wasn't doing more than say 100 miles most days i would just live with granny charger and save the money

 

[Logan T]

if it was just for a year and i wasn't doing more than say 100 miles most days i would just live with granny charger and save the money

As long as your home wiring is up to the job.
I'd be quite nervous running it for hours overnight on old wiring...

 

[boyfrom64]

As long as your home wiring is up to the job.
I'd be quite nervous running it for hours overnight on old wiring...

This is my concern and why we have gone for having a charger installed.
I did use the granny charger yesterday evening for about 3 hours. The plug on the granny and the socket did not feel warm, but as we've only got just over a week to wait for the Zappi to be installed, we can live with using the granny for a few hours at a time
I do know a couple of people who only charger with a granny cable but their houses are a lot younger than ours. That said, I still think there is a risk, which I do not want to take.

 

[WonkoTheSaneUK]

This is my concern and why we have gone for having a charger installed.
I did use the granny charger yesterday evening for about 3 hours. The plug on the granny and the socket did not feel warm, but as we've only got just over a week to wait for the Zappi to be installed, we can live with using the granny for a few hours at a time
I do know a couple of people who only charger with a granny cable but their houses are a lot younger than ours. That said, I still think there is a risk, which I do not want to take.

Good shout.
We just had to replace one of the outdoor 13A sockets at work, after someone's granny cable partially melted it when the fuse got a bit... glowy

 

[Micropop]

It is the technical name for the home charging wall box thing.

Technically they aren't chargers because it is the car that does the AC-DC conversion.


These are changing all the time and some might not be available to new customers so I wouldn't be confident knowing what is out there.

If you've got a smart EVSE (Zapp, Hypervolt, Ohme) then you can qualify for the Octopus Intelligent Go tariff which has been one of the most appealing tariffs for some time now.


Congrats.

SAIC worked with VW in China so there are certain similarities.

Keep your old spare wheels as they will probably fit.


I'd say Hypervolt if you've got good WiFi signal to the charging unit position (or Zappi if you prefer the look of that).

Ohme if you don't have good WiFi reach to where it will be...

Never heard of Hypervolt. Don't think it's available at all here in Norway. Most electricians here are reluctant to install anything other than Zaptec, as its the only one on market here that has virtually zero problems. Of course, with the amount of them around now, they also know them inside out. I'd go for a charger that the installers are familiar with and know how to service.

 

[Bam Bam]

Never heard of Hypervolt. Don't think it's available at all here in Norway.

Interesting that these devices can be so specific to local markets.

I suppose they are relatively simple devices, unlike the DC rapid chargers which are on a different scale.

Most electricians here are reluctant to install anything other than Zaptec, as its the only one on market here that has virtually zero problems. Of course, with the amount of them around now, they also know them inside out. I'd go for a charger that the installers are familiar with and know how to service.

Hypervolt are pretty common in the UK. Though some installers will prefer to install Zappi due to familiarity.