EO Mini Pro 3 vs EcoFlow PowerPulse 2: size or ecosystem?

Five pounds, two different pitches

Almost no gap on price: the EO Mini Pro 3 is £550, the EcoFlow PowerPulse 2 is £545. £5 between them. Everything else about this pairing is a choice between two quite different propositions — one sells you a shape, the other sells you a dashboard.

• EO Mini Pro 3 — the smallest proper charger on the UK market. Chosen when the wall dictates the decision, or when British Gas is the supplier.
• EcoFlow PowerPulse 2 — a charger for the EcoFlow PowerOcean household. Outside that ecosystem, it's a newcomer with unconfirmed OZEV status.

When the EO wins on size alone

The EO's footprint — 215 × 140 × 100 mm, A5-sized — is the headline feature and, for a specific kind of buyer, the only one that matters. Narrow garages, recessed porches, render beside a doorway, a utility wall already crowded with meters: the EO fits where a Hypervolt Home 3 Pro or a Zappi GLO won't. The Wallbox Pulsar Max is the other compact option, but the EO is still smaller.

The PowerPulse 2, by comparison, is 333 × 226 × 145 mm — a mid-sized unit with an LCD on the front. Not large by charger standards, but not competing on this axis.

The EO's second selling point is the British Gas Hive Power+ variant: 25% cashback on charging costs for customers on the EV Power+ tariff. That's a structural discount no rival replicates, and it tilts the maths on the EO considerably — but only if British Gas is your supplier. If it isn't, the cashback is irrelevant.

What the PowerPulse 2 is actually for

The PowerPulse 2 is a component in a larger system. If you own an EcoFlow PowerOcean battery (or you're planning one), the charger, the battery, the solar inverter and the house load all live on one app, with Solar Mode prioritising surplus PV and Smart Mode chasing tariff windows. That joined-up dashboard is the reason to buy it. As a standalone charger, it's harder to justify.

Two problems sit with that pitch. First, EcoFlow's OZEV approval isn't confirmed, so the £500 grant — available to renters and flat owners — isn't guaranteed on this unit. For an eligible buyer, that alone is reason to pause: £500 covers most of the £545 price outright and chips into the install. On the EO, OZEV approval is in place and the grant applies as normal.

Second, EcoFlow are newcomers to wall chargers. They're a serious name in portable power, but the UK EV installer network is thinner than for EO, myenergi or Ohme, and there's no multi-year reliability track record yet. Three-year warranty on both units — average.

Solar, smart tariffs, and three-phase

The PowerPulse 2 nominally supports 22kW three-phase, which is irrelevant for almost every UK home. On single-phase — what you actually have — it's 7kW against the EO's 7.2kW. A wash.

For solar diversion, both chargers do it, but neither does it as well as a Zappi GLO. The EO ships with a CT clamp in the box; EcoFlow's Solar Mode is more visual but tied to the PowerOcean story. If solar is the main reason you're buying, the Zappi GLO vs EO Mini Pro 3 comparison is the more useful page to read next.

For smart tariff optimisation — the thing most UK EV buyers actually need — neither of these is the strongest choice at the price. The Ohme Home Pro at £535 does tariff chasing better than either, and on Octopus Agile that matters more than form factor or app polish.

Which to buy

Buy the EO Mini Pro 3 if:

• Your mounting location is tight and size is a constraint
• British Gas is your electricity supplier and Hive Power+ is on the table
• You want an OZEV-approved unit with grant eligibility confirmed

Buy the EcoFlow PowerPulse 2 if:

• You own or are buying an EcoFlow PowerOcean battery system
• You specifically want an on-unit LCD and RFID authentication
• You're willing to accept newcomer risk and uncertain grant status

On a wall with no unusual constraints, and no EcoFlow hardware elsewhere in the house, neither of these is the right pick — the Ohme Home Pro at £535 or the VCHRGD Seven Pro at £432 do more for the same money or less. Between just these two, the EO is the safer buy: established installer network, OZEV-approved, and a genuine reason to exist if your wall is awkward. The PowerPulse 2 is a good charger for the household it was built for, and a puzzling one for anyone else.