NexBlue Point 2 vs Wallbox Quasar 2: £530 charger or £6,100 experiment?

A £5,570 gap and a question of timing

These two chargers occupy different planets. The NexBlue Point 2 is a £530 AC wallbox that promises to be ready for a bidirectional future. The Wallbox Quasar 2 is a £6,100 DC unit that claims to deliver that future now — for a handful of cars, on a waiting list, with an install bill that could double the price of the NexBlue outright.

The comparison exists because both use the phrase "V2G" in their marketing. What they mean by it is not the same thing.

• NexBlue Point 2 — a 7.4 kW AC charger with ISO 15118 and OCPP 2.0.1 baked into the hardware. It charges your car. It does not send power back. It is positioned to support bidirectional AC standards if and when they arrive and your car allows it. £530.
• Wallbox Quasar 2 — a 12.8 kW bidirectional DC charger with CCS2. It can push power from your car battery into your house or the grid. It requires a compatible vehicle, DNO G99 approval, and a specialist installer. £6,100 before installation.

What "V2G-ready" means on the NexBlue — and what it doesn't

The NexBlue Point 2 supports the protocols that bidirectional AC charging will likely run on. ISO 15118 handles the handshake between car and charger. OCPP 2.0.1 lets the charger talk to energy platforms and aggregators. These are meaningful credentials — most AC wallboxes still ship with OCPP 1.6-J or nothing at all. The Zaptec Go 2 and Indra Smart PRO sit in the same "ready but not yet active" category.

But readiness is not capability. The NexBlue cannot discharge your car battery today. No AC wallbox in the UK can. The hardware pathway for bidirectional AC remains unfinished at the vehicle end. Buying the NexBlue is a bet that when the standards land, a firmware update will activate the feature. That is a reasonable bet at £530. It would be a reckless one at £6,100.

Who the Quasar 2 is actually for

The Wallbox Quasar 2 does something no other product on this site can do: it moves energy out of your car and into your home, right now, using DC. If your house loses grid power, the Quasar 2 can keep the lights on — vehicle-to-home backup, not a marketing slide. It can also export to the grid on a V2G tariff, earning revenue from your parked car.

The constraints are severe. The compatible car list starts and, for the moment, largely stops with the Kia EV9. Most UK Teslas cannot use the Quasar 2's bidirectional features. Installation requires a DNO G99 application — 30 to 60 working days — and a specialist installer, pushing the total to £7,600 or beyond. The £500 OZEV grant does not apply. The warranty is three years, two fewer than the NexBlue's five.

And the unit is not yet on open sale in the UK. As of April 2026, Wallbox's product page offers pre-registration. You are joining a queue for a product whose UK price is still an estimate converted from €7,188.

For someone with a Kia EV9, solar panels, a home battery strategy, and a tolerance for early-adopter friction, the Quasar 2 is the only residential bidirectional DC charger approaching UK availability. That is a narrow audience. If you are in it, you already know.

The NexBlue's quiet case on its own terms

Set aside bidirectional ambitions entirely and the NexBlue Point 2 is a strong AC charger at £530. EcoPilot tariff integration works with Octopus Intelligent Go, Octopus Agile, and other time-of-use tariffs. The CT clamp is included — dynamic load balancing and solar surplus charging without buying accessories (though solar diversion needs the separate NexBlue Zen unit). Lifetime 4G via a built-in eSIM means it stays connected if your Wi-Fi drops. At 2.1 kg, it is comically light.

The honest risk is brand maturity. NexBlue is new to UK homes and the installer network is still growing. If that gives you pause, the Ohme Home Pro at £535 or the Tesla Wall Connector at £478 are proven alternatives — though neither matches the NexBlue's protocol stack. For a closer look at that trade-off, the Ohme Home Pro vs NexBlue Point 2 comparison lays it out.

The verdict

Buy the NexBlue Point 2 if:

• You want a capable smart charger today with the best available positioning for future V2G — at £530, not £6,100.
• You use or plan to use a time-of-use tariff like Octopus Agile and want tariff automation included.
• You are comfortable with a newer brand backed by a five-year warranty and lifetime 4G connectivity.

Buy the Wallbox Quasar 2 if:

• You own a CCS2-compatible car with confirmed V2H/V2G support — today that means, primarily, the Kia EV9.
• You want vehicle-to-home backup or grid export revenue and are prepared to spend £7,600+ installed to get it.
• You accept the pre-registration wait, the DNO approval timeline, and the three-year warranty.

For the vast majority of UK EV owners, the NexBlue Point 2 is the right answer. It does everything a home charger needs to do in 2026, holds a credible position for what comes next, and costs £5,570 less. The Quasar 2 is a fascinating piece of hardware aimed at a market that barely exists yet. When that market matures — more cars, simpler approvals, lower prices — the calculus changes. Until then, the NexBlue does the sensible thing: it charges your car well, and it waits.