Free Home Charger

[Charnwood]

Originally Posted by NewXC90George

Hi , can you tell me what size of cable needs ran, im guessing 6mm

Id like to get the supply done upfront, would a normal spur outlet left screwed to the wall be ok?

Maybe too late but the cable going to charger is 4 or 5 core it's not normal twin and earth. As well as the power it also has a set of wires for a clamp on the mains tails so if you draw too much power in the house the car charger provides less current to the car. It does this to stop you blowing the main fuse. 7kW charger draws 35 amps ish. Some houses have only 60 or 80 amp main fuse.

[Tony H]

Originally Posted by Charnwood

Maybe too late but the cable going to charger is 4 or 5 core it's not normal twin and earth. As well as the power it also has a set of wires for a clamp on the mains tails so if you draw too much power in the house the car charger provides less current to the car. It does this to stop you blowing the main fuse. 7kW charger draws 35 amps ish. Some houses have only 60 or 80 amp main fuse.

Mine doesn't, and it was fitted by a BP Chargemaster electrician.

[lawndom]

Originally Posted by tdw197

Who did you talk with? I think I’d rather get a hypervolt anyway.

I asked my leasing company about it and they spoke to the supplying dealer. I was then told to contact Volvo customer care (custcare@volvocars.com) stating I would like the £500 good will gesture. I provided my order details for the car along with my newmotion order ref and a dealer contact I was given. I’m not sure if the dealer spoke to Volvo about this though, so might be an idea to go via them before going direct to Volvo.

A couple of days later Volvo got back to me asking for bank details where the £500 was to be sent. So just waiting for it to be processed.

In the meantime I’ve got a quote for the hypervolt fitting and it comes to around £750 after gov grant. But that is with a longer tethered cable. I’m happy to pay a bit more if I get a better end product. Plus depending on colour of the charge point could have it fitted in as little as 2 weeks.

[tdw197]

Originally Posted by lawndom

I asked my leasing company about it and they spoke to the supplying dealer. I was then told to contact Volvo customer care (custcare@volvocars.com) stating I would like the £500 good will gesture. I provided my order details for the car along with my newmotion order ref and a dealer contact I was given. I’m not sure if the dealer spoke to Volvo about this though, so might be an idea to go via them before going direct to Volvo.

A couple of days later Volvo got back to me asking for bank details where the £500 was to be sent. So just waiting for it to be processed.

In the meantime I’ve got a quote for the hypervolt fitting and it comes to around £750 after gov grant. But that is with a longer tethered cable. I’m happy to pay a bit more if I get a better end product. Plus depending on colour of the charge point could have it fitted in as little as 2 weeks.

Thanks for that. I’ve got a quote from a local installer for a pod point at £599 after grant. Can install within 2 weeks too. Just need to Volvo to jump into action.

[lawndom]

Originally Posted by tdw197

Thanks for that. I’ve got a quote from a local installer for a pod point at £599 after grant. Can install within 2 weeks too. Just need to Volvo to jump into action.

Just had an update from Volvo this morning. They've sorted out the payment but could take up to 10 days to get to me.

After I had to ask, they also confirmed that they sort out the cancellation of the Newmotion order. So hopefully in 4 months time, someone doesn't try to install anything extra and want paying for it!

[Pete-V70 D5 2003]

[QUOTE=sculliod;2771458]

Dear Daniel,

Global chip shortage
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Haha that old chestnut. Even the local chippy has a sign up saying
"no chips due to Global chip shortage!!!"

[tdw197]

[QUOTE=Pete-V70 D5 2003;2779835]

Originally Posted by sculliod

Dear Daniel,

Global chip shortage
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Haha that old chestnut. Even the local chippy has a sign up saying
"no chips due to Global chip shortage!!!"

TBF it’s no joke and MPUs are in a massive shortage. Particularly those with cellular communications

[tdw197]

Just been reading about Zappi chargers, sounds ideal with my solar panels.

[griffin447]

Thought I’d reply on here about my experience with Newmotion.

Survey completed Mid July with a representative getting back to me 2 weeks later.

Communication in September to confirm the chip shortage and to expect a lead time of 4 months.

First week of a October I get a call from the EV charger installation company to book me in 15th October. All installed on the 15th with no issues at all. Installer was here about 2 hours in total.

My advice is to be patient. They seem to be getting stock much more quickly than they first estimated and the chip shortage doesn’t seem to be as big of a deal as they first anticipated. They usually quote 4-5 weeks from order confirmation anyway so really they are only double this at the moment which is pretty good considering!

[tdw197]

Originally Posted by griffin447

Thought I’d reply on here about my experience with Newmotion.

Survey completed Mid July with a representative getting back to me 2 weeks later.

Communication in September to confirm the chip shortage and to expect a lead time of 4 months.

First week of a October I get a call from the EV charger installation company to book me in 15th October. All installed on the 15th with no issues at all. Installer was here about 2 hours in total.

My advice is to be patient. They seem to be getting stock much more quickly than they first estimated and the chip shortage doesn’t seem to be as big of a deal as they first anticipated. They usually quote 4-5 weeks from order confirmation anyway so really they are only double this at the moment which is pretty good considering!

Having done a bit of Googling the chargers seem to be rather basic. If I can pay an extra £50 and get a better one I think I will do that.