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£405 — the cheapest mainstream charger on the UK market, and the one to buy when the brief is lowest total installed cost. Easee build the hardware the other way round: the bits most chargers make your electrician add to the consumer unit — a Type B RCD, open-PEN fault detection — are already inside the box. That usually takes £100 to £200 off the install labour, on top of the lower unit price.

It's also the lightest charger in this selection by a clear margin — 1.5 kg, roughly the weight of a paperback — and the only untethered unit here. You bring your own Type 2 cable each time you plug in. Teslas ship with one; most EVs do. The wall looks neater when the car's gone, but the cable comes with you. That's the main compromise.

Best for: Buyers optimising for lowest installed cost. Rural homes or garages where Wi-Fi struggles — the lifetime 4G SIM covers it.

Installation

At 1.5 kg, the lightest mount in this selection. The next-lightest is the EO Mini Pro 3 at 2.5 kg. Compact dimensions (256 × 193 × 106 mm), and the integrated RCD + open-PEN detection mean the electrician skips two components and the matching consumer-unit work — which is where the £100–£200 install saving comes from. Untethered: no permanent cable on the wall, you plug in your own Type 2. Some buyers prefer the tidier look; some miss the convenience. IP54 — fine for sheltered outdoor positions, the lowest rating in this round-up alongside the Tesla and Wallbox. Full walkthrough in our install guide.

Tariff compatibility

Scheduling runs through the Easee app. Fine on fixed-window tariffs like Octopus Go (00:30–04:30) or EDF GoElectric — set once, forget. No direct API to any UK supplier, so no automatic chase of Agile half-hours or extra Intelligent Go slots; that's the Ohme Home Pro's job, and it costs more to buy. The built-in 4G SIM is a quiet advantage the Wi-Fi-only competition doesn't match — a rural garage where the home Wi-Fi gives up will still run the schedule. Full tariff pattern in our EV tariff guide.

Price

The cheapest mainstream charger here, and the integrated protection takes another £100–£200 off install labour on most jobs — so real-world total installed often lands close to £700. Eligible for the £500 OZEV grant for renters and flat owners, which takes the bottom end below £500.

Against the field

Vs Tesla Wall Connector: £73 cheaper and untethered with lifetime 4G; loses on the Tesla's 7.3 m tethered cable and Tesla-native app. Vs GivEnergy: same unit price, different purpose — the GivEnergy earns its keep with a home battery, otherwise the Easee is the simpler buy. Vs Ohme Home Pro: £130 cheaper, but the Ohme pays that back inside two months on a smart tariff. Vs Wallbox Pulsar Max: £131 cheaper and untethered; the Wallbox's three-phase option is the one real discriminator.