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№ 08 · Best for battery storage · 2026 review

GivEnergy

EV Charger

Price checked 14 Jul 2026
Updated By Joe McGrath

Review verdict

GivEnergy EV Charger decision summary

GivEnergy EV Charger. What stands out: Best for battery storage. The current unit price is £444, with a typical installed total of £844–£1,044. The main limitation: Battery-to-EV is the whole argument; without a home battery, every competing charger is either cheaper or smarter.
Unit only
£444
VAT included
Installed estimate
£844–£1,044
derived market estimate
Warranty
3 years
Grant position
Approved unit
Customer and property eligibility is separate

What stands out

Best for battery storage

Main limitation

Battery-to-EV is the whole argument; without a home battery, every competing charger is either cheaper or smarter
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GivEnergy EV Charger — product shot

The charger for homes with a battery. Most solar-capable chargers — the Zappi GLO, the Hypervolt Home 3 Pro — only divert live solar while the panels are generating. The GivEnergy goes further: hooked into the GivEnergy monitoring portal, it pulls stored energy from your home battery and routes it to the car when the roof isn't working. The battery fills on a cheap overnight tariff like Octopus Agile; the car drinks from the battery at any time of day. Stored cheap energy, dispensed on your own schedule. No other mainstream charger does this.

Outside that setup, it's an ordinary 7kW single-phase charger at a good price. The app is basic, the tariff integration is schedule-only, the cable 5 metres. If you don't have a home battery, the Rolec EVO is cheaper and the Ohme Home Pro is smarter.

Best for: Homes with a GivEnergy (or compatible third-party) home battery. Without one, keep walking.

Installation

Fitting the GivEnergy EV Charger.

Mid-sized at 4.5 kg, 320 × 220 × 115 mm. Standard 5-metre tethered cable — shorter than the Tesla's 7.3 m. The battery-to-EV feature needs the charger paired to the GivEnergy monitoring portal, which in turn needs an existing GivEnergy inverter and battery (or a compatible third-party battery). If the battery system is already in, adding the charger is a simple extension and many installers bundle the two. No built-in RCD or SPD; both added at the consumer unit. IP65 — fully weatherproof. Full walkthrough in our install guide.

Specification

Max Power Output
7kW (single-phase only)
Cable Length
5 metres
Connector
Type 2 (tethered)
Connectivity
Wi-Fi
Dimensions
320mm × 220mm × 115mm
Weight
~4.5 kg
IP Rating
IP65 (fully weatherproof)
Certification
OLEV/OZEV approved

Tariff compatibility

What it costs to run.

Scheduling lives in the GivEnergy monitoring portal. Compatible with fixed-window tariffs like Octopus Go, but no direct API tie to Octopus or any other supplier — so no automatic half-hourly chase on Agile or extra Intelligent Go slots. The real tariff trick is indirect: the battery fills on the cheapest hours of Agile overnight, and the car drinks from the battery during the day. You've already bought the cheap electricity and stored it; the charger just moves it across. In practice that's often more effective than the Ohme's live API approach. Full 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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Price

What you actually pay.

The unit is currently £444. £400–£600 is the working installation range, putting a typical installed total at £844–£1,044. Indicative unit price through the GivEnergy installer network.

Five-year total

£1,943

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 Zappi GLO: the Zappi does live surplus solar better; the GivEnergy does stored energy, which the Zappi can't. Panels but no battery, the Zappi. Panels and a battery, the GivEnergy is the cleaner ecosystem fit. Vs Easee One: £45 cheaper, and a different purpose — the Easee is the simple charger with the protection in the box, the GivEnergy is the battery-integrated one. Without a home battery, the Tesla Wall Connector does the same job with a better app for £31 more.

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What we loved

  • PlusPulls stored energy from a home battery into the car — most chargers can only use live solar
  • PlusIntegrates with the GivEnergy monitoring portal for whole-home energy management
  • Plus£444 — undercuts the Tesla, and one of the cheapest tethered units in this selection
  • PlusWorks with compatible third-party home batteries, not only GivEnergy's own
  • PlusLive solar diversion in addition to battery drawdown
  • PlusRFID card access
  • PlusIP65 — fully weatherproof

What we didn't

  • MinusBattery-to-EV is the whole argument; without a home battery, every competing charger is either cheaper or smarter
  • Minus7kW single-phase only; no three-phase option
  • MinusBasic app next to the Ohme, Tesla, or Hypervolt
  • MinusSchedule-based tariff integration only; no live supplier API
  • MinusTethered only — no untethered option

After the evidence

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