If you’ve got off-street parking, installing a home charger is one of the biggest benefits of switching to an electric car. You can plug in when you get home, charge while you sleep and, on the right electricity tariff, pay much less per mile than you would using most public chargers – or way less than you would filling a petrol or diesel car.
The Independent’s Simon Best has just had a Hive charger installed at home, so we followed the process from the first survey to plugging in his car. His experience is a useful guide, although every house and installation will be slightly different.
