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Cheapest EV Charger in the UK 2026
Six value-focused UK home EV chargers compared by current unit price, recorded installed range, warranty and scheduling capability.
01 · Cheapest installed
Sync Energy Wall Charger 2
The lowest estimated installed starting point in this shortlist.
- Unit
- £400
- Installed
- £700–£1,000
02 · Cheapest unit · best warranty value
Rolec EVO
Low hardware price with a five-year warranty.
- Unit
- £356
- Installed
- £756–£956
03 · Best smart-feature value
VCHRGD Seven Pro
Solar, load balancing and scheduling at £430 before installation.
- Unit
- £430
- Installed
- £830–£1,030
The price on the box isn't the full story. The property-specific installation quote and the electricity tariff can matter more than a small difference between charger prices.
This guide ranks six affordable Tesla-compatible home chargers by their current recorded installed planning ranges. It also distinguishes supplier-led scheduling from an ordinary timer, without promising that a more expensive charger will repay its price difference.
All listed chargers use the UK Type 2 standard. Grant status is recorded per model, but customer, property and installer eligibility must also be checked against the live scheme rules.
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Sync Energy
Sync Energy Wall Charger 2
£400
socketed Wi-Fi/LAN, £399.99 at Screwfix; tethered from £302
Best budget tethered charger
The Sync Energy Wall Charger 2 is £400 for the unit, with a current modelled installed range of £700–£1,000. That makes it our installed-package value pick in this shortlist. It offers a 7.5-metre cable option, solar compatibility and interchangeable colour fascias; confirm the exact tariff-integration route for the configuration you are quoted.
Rolec
Rolec EVO
£356
street price; Rolec's own RRP is higher. Sold via its installer network
UK-built with 5-year warranty
The Rolec EVO at £356 is the lowest-priced unit in this six-charger shortlist, with a current installed planning range of £756–£956. It records native solar support, charger-app scheduling and a five-year standard warranty. Built-in protection may reduce extra hardware on some properties, but only the installation quote can confirm that.
VCHRGD
VCHRGD Seven Pro
£430
tethered 7.5m; untethered from £395
Most features per pound
The VCHRGD Seven Pro at £430 records native solar support, load balancing, RFID access and supplier-led scheduling. Its capability-to-price balance is the reason it sits this high; confirm the supported tariff and app route for the quoted configuration.
Ohme
Ohme ePod
£499
charger only; a Type 2 cable is not included
Smartest untethered charger
The Ohme ePod at £499 adds supplier-led scheduling in a compact untethered design. Whether it is worth £99 more than the Sync Energy unit depends on tariff and vehicle eligibility, mileage and how reliably a manual schedule would otherwise capture the cheap window.
Tesla
Tesla Wall Connector (Gen 3)
£475
Official Tesla charger
At £475, the Tesla Wall Connector combines vehicle-app scheduling, a 7.3-metre tethered cable, power sharing and a four-year warranty. It is not recorded as OZEV-approved, so an otherwise eligible customer should compare its installed range with an approved alternative rather than subtracting the maximum grant automatically.
Easee
Easee One
£489
hardware only; the £405 the Easee sold for through the spring is no longer obtainable
Least install labour
At £489, the Easee One is a compact untethered option with charger-app scheduling and load balancing. It does not record supplier-API scheduling in the structured capability map. The model is OZEV-approved, but the award depends on live customer, property and installer rules and is not an automatic refund of the unit price.
Side by side
Compare the facts behind the order.
Editor's pick
Sync Energy
socketed Wi-Fi/LAN, £399.99 at Screwfix; tethered from £302
- Power
- 7.4kW
- Warranty
- 3 years
- Install
- £300–£600
Rolec
street price; Rolec's own RRP is higher. Sold via its installer network
- Power
- 7.4kW
- Warranty
- 5 years
- Install
- £400–£600
VCHRGD
tethered 7.5m; untethered from £395
- Power
- 7.4kW
- Warranty
- 3 years
- Install
- £400–£600
Ohme
charger only; a Type 2 cable is not included
- Power
- 7.4kW
- Warranty
- 3 years
- Install
- £300–£600
- Power
- 7.4kW / 22kW
- Warranty
- 4 years
- Install
- £400–£600
Easee
hardware only; the £405 the Easee sold for through the spring is no longer obtainable
- Power
- 7.4kW
- Warranty
- 3 years
- Install
- £400–£600
Is the Cheapest Charger Always the Best Value?
Not necessarily. The Rolec EVO at £356 is the unit-and-warranty value pick in this guide. Its schedules are set in the charger app — fine on a fixed window, less automatic than a direct supplier API. The Ohme Home Pro at £539 automates supported supplier scheduling. The tariff is usually the bigger lever: the shared default whole-bill model puts Intelligent Go £403 below the representative standard-rate baseline, though your inputs can change that.
When to Go Budget
- You're on a standard electricity tariff with no plans to switch
- You charge at predictable times and can set a manual schedule
- You want the lowest upfront cost and are eligible for the OZEV grant
When to Spend More
- You're on (or switching to) a compatible managed tariff and supplier-led automation is useful to you
- You have solar panels and the value of diverting surplus exceeds the export payment you would give up
- You want a longer warranty and premium build quality
For a full comparison of all chargers including premium options, see our best Tesla home charger guide.
To see how different charger and tariff combinations affect your real per-mile cost, use our UK EV Charging Cost Index.
How We Calculated Costs
For each charger, we calculated:
- Unit or package price — From the canonical commercial-facts record and its evidence date
- Installation basis — A quoted, included or market-estimate range recorded separately for each model
- Installed planning range — The product price combined with that installation basis
- Scheduling capability — Supplier API, charger-app timer or vehicle-only scheduling from structured capabilities
- Warranty and limitations — Published standard cover and the main compromise at this price
These are planning figures, not quotations. Cable routes, protective equipment, groundwork and consumer-unit work can move the final installed price. Electricity cost belongs to the tariff and charging pattern, so use the shared annual-cost model rather than assigning a guaranteed saving to one charger.
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