Electrical Vehicle Charging Points

Electrical Vehicle Charging Points domestic & Commercial

The future is electric, that’s why we provide installation of electric vehicle charging points

RGP have complete the NICEIC EV training course and are OLEV Approved Installers for Electric Vehicle Charging Points. We can apply for a grant of up to £350 for you to install an Electric Vehicle Charging Point in your home under the Homecharge Scheme or up to £14,000 for you to install EV Charging Points at your Workplace under the Workplace Charging Scheme. This is limited to £350 per charging socket up to a max of 40 Sockets.

We will carry out a free survey of your property or business premises to establish the best options for you.

We install a wide range of charging points  and have our go to brands with built in PEN fault protection which saves on installation costs while  providing the necessary protection required

If you have any questions or would like a free quote please get in touch and we would be happy to help.

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There are 3 main types of EV Charging Point. Rapid, Fast and Slow:

Rapid or Super Chargers are mainly found at Motorway Services and other public locations where super fast charging is necessary during a journey. A typical example is Tesla Super Chargers which can charge the vehicle up to 80% in just 20 minutes.

Fast Chargers are the standard for home charging and workplace charging, they can be installed at homes, businesses and other public locations to enable users to charge their vehicles within a only few hours, depending on the vehicle and rating of the charging point. The most common fast charger we install is rated at 7kW which will charge most vehicles from 0-100% within 6-8 hours.

Slow chargers (or trickle chargers) are generally only for emergency charging and can take 12 hours or more to charge the vehicle, they tend to be designed to charge form a normal 13A plug socket and are often not designed to be used day in and day out as it can cause overload to the sockets in your house.

What Different EV Charging Plugs/Connectors are Available?

There are two main types of plug that are commonly used: Type 1 & Type 2

Type 2 plugs are the most commonly used and we believe the best option, but the type of plug you use depends which vehicle you have

Both types of plug can charge up to 32 amps but the type 2 plug also allows for 3 phase charging if your installation has this option. This enables faster charging in some situations.

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