EV Charger Installation in Solihull

Solihull sits right in the middle of the UK's EV story — it is home to major automotive manufacturing and has one of the higher rates of electric car ownership in the region. Plenty of local homeowners are on their second EV rather than their first.

That means the questions we get here are often more specific: matching a charger to a home battery, planning for two cars, or moving a charge point when a driveway is relaid. We are happy to get into that detail with you on the phone.

We cover Shirley, Knowle, Dorridge, Olton, Monkspath, Balsall Common, Hockley Heath, Elmdon and Hampton in Arden. Housing ranges from 1960s and 70s estates around Monkspath and Shirley to older village properties in Knowle and Dorridge, where cable routing and appearance usually need more care.

We are independent, so we are not tied to one manufacturer. We can install and commission the mainstream home charge points UK homeowners are choosing from, and help you pick the one that genuinely fits your household.

• Ohme — strong tariff integration for drivers who want to automate off-peak charging
• Zappi — popular where a home already has solar PV or a battery
• Hypervolt — compact British-designed unit with app control
• Tesla Wall Connector — a sensible choice for Tesla households
• Easee — small footprint with load balancing built in

Solar PV is common on the newer estates, so solar-compatible chargers such as the Zappi come up regularly here. If you already generate, it is worth choosing a unit that can prioritise surplus solar rather than always pulling from the grid.

If you have already bought a unit, that is fine — we can install a customer-supplied charger as long as it is a compliant Type 2 product with the correct protection.

Almost all UK houses have a single-phase electricity supply, and that limits a home charge point to around 7kW. That is not a compromise — it is simply the practical ceiling for a domestic property, and it is plenty for overnight charging.

A 7kW unit charges roughly three times faster than a standard three-pin lead and will typically take a car from low to full across a night. Faster 22kW charging needs a three-phase supply, which very few homes have.

Newer Solihull estates are often well provisioned with a modern consumer unit and an accessible external meter, which keeps installations simple. Village and period properties can be the opposite: an internal board, thick walls and a long route to the parking space.

1. Assessment

We check your incoming supply, main fuse rating, earthing arrangement and consumer unit, and look at where the car parks. This is what determines whether the job is simple or needs extra work.

2. Agreeing the position

We agree exactly where the charger will go, checking cable reach to the car's charging port, weather exposure and how you will use it day to day.

3. Cable route and installation

A dedicated circuit is run from the consumer unit to the charger using appropriately sized cable and containment, with penetrations sealed and clips lined up neatly.

4. Testing, certification and handover

The circuit is tested, the charger commissioned, and the paperwork issued. We then set up the app with you and show you how scheduled charging works before we leave.

There is no single national price, because no two properties are the same. The things that genuinely move the cost are:

• the charger model you choose
• the distance from your consumer unit to the charger position
• the condition and spare capacity of your consumer unit
• the cable route — internal, external, through a garage or under a driveway
• any ground works or ducting needed to reach detached parking
• whether load management is required to work within your main fuse rating
• any additional electrical upgrades identified during the assessment

For a typical Solihull semi or detached with the car on the drive and the meter reasonably close, the installation is usually a straightforward day's work. Costs increase with long runs, hard landscaping or an ageing board.

We are based in east Birmingham and serve homeowners throughout Solihull and the surrounding areas, including Shirley, Knowle, Dorridge, Olton, Monkspath, Balsall Common, Hockley Heath, Hampton in Arden.

We do not have an office in Solihull — we are a local Birmingham-based electrical contractor that covers it, which is why we can keep prices sensible and turn work around quickly.