Andersen Quartz vs Wallbox Quasar 2: £695 wallbox or £6,100 V2G bet

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These two products do not compete. Putting the Andersen Quartz next to the Wallbox Quasar 2 is like comparing a well-made kettle with a kitchen renovation — one plugs in and does its job, the other reimagines what the room is for.

• Andersen Quartz — £695. A 7.2 kW AC charger with a seven-year warranty, eleven finishes, and Intelligent Octopus Go integration. It charges your car.
• Wallbox Quasar 2 — £6,100. A 12.8 kW bidirectional DC unit that can push energy from your car back into your house or the grid. It is not yet available to order in the UK.

The price gap is £5,405. That number deserves a hard look.

What £5,405 buys — and what it doesn't

The Quasar 2's claim is vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid. In principle, your car becomes a battery: it charges overnight on cheap rates, then discharges into your house during the evening peak, or exports to the grid for a payment. The maths can be persuasive on paper — a 77 kWh car battery dwarfs a typical 10 kWh home battery, and if a V2G tariff pays you 20p/kWh or more for export, the payback period shortens.

In practice, the caveats are heavy. The Quasar 2 needs a CCS2-compatible car that supports bidirectional DC — today that means the Kia EV9 and a thin handful of others. Most UK Teslas cannot do this. You also need DNO G99 approval for export, which carries a 30–60 working-day lead time and may come with a G100 generation cap. Installation runs £1,500–£3,000+ on top of the £6,100 unit, so the all-in figure is comfortably north of £7,600. And the warranty is three years — less than half the Andersen Quartz's seven.

The Andersen Quartz, meanwhile, does one thing: it puts 7.2 kW into your car through a Type 2 connection, on schedule, looking good on the wall. It integrates with Intelligent Octopus Go and OVO Charge Anytime. It includes a CT clamp for solar diversion. It is IP65 — better sealed than the Quasar 2's IP55. It is available now, from stock, and an electrician can fit it in a morning.

The Quasar 2 is not yet a product you can buy

This matters more than any spec. As of April 2026, the Wallbox Quasar 2 is UK pre-registration only. You can express interest; you cannot check out. The £6,100 figure converts from the European list price — UK RRP and UK warranty terms remain unconfirmed. For a buyer who needs a charger on their wall this month, the Quasar 2 is not an option. It is a placeholder.

If you are drawn to the V2G idea but want something you can install today, the Indra Smart PRO at £599 and the Zaptec Go 2 at £500 are both V2G-ready AC units — they cannot discharge your car yet, but they are built to support it when the ecosystem matures, at a fraction of the Quasar 2's cost.

Does the Andersen Quartz justify £695 for an AC charger?

Against the wider market, £695 is not cheap for a 7.2 kW wallbox. A Tesla Wall Connector does the same electrical job for £478. A Hypervolt Home 3 Pro matches the power at £690 with OZEV approval. An Easee One costs £405.

What you get for the Andersen premium is finish — eleven colours, optional Accoya or carbon inserts, a compact 286 × 172 × 110 mm body — and a seven-year warranty that only the Andersen A3 and the Simpson & Partners Home 7 match. If you care how the thing looks on a period brick wall, the Quartz earns its keep. If you do not, the VCHRGD Seven Pro at £432 or the Easee One will charge identically for hundreds less.

One note: the Andersen Quartz is not confirmed on the OZEV eligible-chargepoint list. For grant-eligible buyers — renters and flat owners — that rules it out unless the status changes.

The verdict

Buy the Andersen Quartz if:

• You want a charger on your wall now, not on a waiting list
• Finish and warranty matter to you — seven years, eleven colours, IP65
• You are on Intelligent Octopus Go or OVO Charge Anytime and want native integration

Buy the Wallbox Quasar 2 if:

• You own (or have ordered) a CCS2 car confirmed for bidirectional DC — and you know which one
• You have a V2G export tariff lined up and have done the payback arithmetic against a home battery
• You are comfortable with pre-registration, DNO approval timelines, and an installed cost above £7,600

For the vast majority of UK EV owners reading this page, the Andersen Quartz is the product and the Quasar 2 is the future. Futures are worth watching. They are not worth £6,100 today — especially when you cannot yet hand over the money.