№ 06 · Least install labour · 2026 review
Easee
One
Review verdict
Easee One decision summary
- Unit only
- £489
- VAT included
- Installed estimate
- £889–£1,089
- derived market estimate
- Warranty
- 3 years
- Grant position
- Approved unit
- Customer and property eligibility is separate
What stands out
Main limitation
The installed range is an estimate. The source date above is separate from the editorial review date.
£489, and a fifth dearer than it was in the spring — the £405 that made the Easee the cheapest mainstream charger on the market is gone, and with it the headline reason most people bought one. What survives the rise is the engineering. 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, which is where the argument now has to be made.
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: Jobs where the consumer-unit work is the expensive part. Rural homes or garages where Wi-Fi struggles — the lifetime 4G SIM covers it.
Installation
Fitting the Easee One.
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.
Specification
- Max Power Output
- 7.4kW (single-phase only)
- Cable Length
- Untethered (use own cable)
- Connector
- Type 2 socket
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi, 4G (built-in eSIM, lifetime subscription)
- Dimensions
- 256mm × 193mm × 106mm
- Weight
- 1.5 kg
- IP Rating
- IP54 (weatherproof)
- Certification
- OLEV/OZEV approved
Tariff compatibility
What it costs to run.
Scheduling runs through the Easee app. Fine on fixed-window tariffs like Octopus Go (12:30am–5:30am) 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.
Best pairing
EDF GoElectric
- Off-peak rate
- 6.99p
- Saving / year
- £546
Estimated at 10,000 miles a year against the 26.11p/kWh standard rate.
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What you actually pay.
The unit is currently £489. £400–£600 is the working installation range, putting a typical installed total at £889–£1,089. The final figure depends on the cable route, consumer unit and any groundwork.
Five-year total
£1,988
Charger, installation, and five years of electricity on EDF GoElectric, at 10,000 miles a year.
Less £500 if you qualify for the OZEV grant.
Against the field
How it compares.
Vs Tesla Wall Connector: £14 dearer now, untethered, with lifetime 4G and the protection in the box; loses on the Tesla's 7.3 m tethered cable and Tesla-native app. Vs GivEnergy: £45 dearer, different purpose — the GivEnergy earns its keep with a home battery, otherwise the Easee is the simpler buy. Vs Ohme Home Pro: £50 cheaper, which the Ohme pays back inside a month on a smart tariff. Vs Wallbox Pulsar Max: £24 cheaper and untethered; the Wallbox's three-phase option is the one real discriminator.
Cross-shopped with
What we loved
- Plus1.5 kg — the lightest mount here by a clear margin
- PlusBuilt-in Type B RCD and open-PEN detection — roughly £100–£200 off install labour
- PlusBuilt-in eSIM with lifetime 4G, no ongoing fee — runs schedules where Wi-Fi doesn't
- PlusUntethered: the wall stays clean when the car's away
- PlusDynamic load balancing across up to three Easee chargers on one fuse
What we didn't
- Minus£489 — up about a fifth since the spring, and now dearer than the Tesla Wall Connector it used to undercut
- MinusSingle-phase only; no 22kW three-phase option
- MinusUntethered — you carry the cable, and plug it in every time
- MinusNo direct tariff API; scheduling is manual
- MinusIP54 — the lowest weather rating in this selection
- MinusMulti-charger load balancing needs additional Easee hardware, bought extra
After the evidence
Ask installers to price this exact charger.
The installation brief carries Easee One as your preference, together with the property and parking details needed for a useful response.
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