Charging my Tesla Model 3 at Home - Why I went with Pod-Point UK 

No problem! Thanks for making the experience so easy.

Nice to have the option now! I was glad when they added this.

Sounds great. May will soon come around. I’m sure it will still be working then! :) Hope all goes well with the install!

I had my pod point installed today- the engineer said there’s an update coming imminently for scheduled charging, although check if you can do this on the Audi app as I know you can with Peugeot’s one

Thanks for feedback, I definitely could have included that. It was all wired into the external electrical cupboard which is actually just out of camera view to the left of where they installed the Pod-Point unit. Hope this helps!

@@elwell4939 Thanks buddy. I’m looking at a BMW IX3 and was hoping this was the case. Makes the charger install easier.

Nice! That’s good to hear. The Pod-Point charger looks much nicer in person I have to say. Happy charging! 🔌

Glad you found it useful! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Honestly I’m not sure if that is a planned update or not! I’ll see if I can get in touch with them and find out.

Had a reply regarding the scheduled charging feature! They said “Hello, Thanks for getting in touch regarding scheduled charging. This feature is on our roadmap and although we can’t release dates just yet, but we'll be sure to keep you updated with our latest product releases on our social channels. :)”

@@elwell4939 that’s great. Thanks for checking.

@@AshLOVEsTECH Did you see the news? The feature is now available! I made a quick video on it if you wanted a peak 🙂

@@elwell4939 Excellent. I'll take a look

It’s the latter. It works really well though. It will charge up to the set charge percentage and will stop on its own! Otherwise Pod-Point have now released an update to support scheduled charging in their app which lets you set a start and and end time instead of using the in-car settings as another option.

Lucky me! No, it’s was super straightforward. They did install an additional unit in the external fuse box (just out of view to the left of the Pod-Point unit!)

Thanks for watching, hope that you found it useful! I can’t comment on EO but my Pod-Point setup has been great!

@@elwell4939 Glad you had a good experience. I narrowed Pod-Point down to 1 of 3. I was hoping for Pod-Point to come through as my company is also considering them but as they are the only ones where their appointed installer hasn’t bothered to contact me after over a week to sort out a non standard install quote I’ve moved on without them.

Rolec are the Nokia of EV chargers, every one had one once but they've been left behind as they are awkward to fit for installers, with no PEN fault protection so earth rods are required 95% of the time. I would go with the Sync EV over the EO mini (they look the same)as it has PEN fault protection so no earth rods or extra equipment is needed. It also has load management to prevent overload of the main fuse. It's a little bit more expensive but is far superior. In regards to installing consumer units in meter boxes, this is not allowed by the local DNO. They could ask for the equipment to be removed as the meter box belongs to them for there equipment....many installers seem to ignore this though so it's always a risk.

Hey Suzy! That’s exciting, hope all goes well with the new EV! The referral link is actually for Octopus, opposed to Pod-Point so don’t worry as you’re already signed up! Thanks.

Hey Brian! Congrats on the Model 3 purchase. You’re in for a treat! Unfortunately that is my experience too. It would be great if there was a toggle such as ‘Unlock charge port when Bluetooth key is within range’ or similar as I also find this a little annoying! Worth noting that this can be done on the screen inside also.

@@elwell4939 Thanks for the reply - annoying as you say but a great car. The only other point I have is my M3 does not charge to the rated 360 WLTP range - its consistently 325 under test. I tried quite a few electric cars before purchase and they all charged to the advertised range. I have an LG battery 75KWH which will never charge to 360 miles and reading the reviews it would seem that a 79KWH battery was used originally and helped the increase in range from the 2020 model. Do you know what is installed in your car? Looking at the WLTP certification site an 82KWH battery would seem be implied from the results.

Hey Darran, we have the same setup funnily enough - middle of the house, under the stairs. Don’t worry, no ugly cables at all running through the house (at least on our install!)

@@elwell4939 great good to know thanks!

I have to use ionity or bp pulse until then. Ionity is like 120 miles in 15 minutes, much faster than Tesla sc. need help and guidance on getting home charging solution fitted. Thanks

Sorry to hear you’re having troubles! Honestly my best advice is to contact Pod-Point directly on this one.

It’s actually a good question to be honest, I would probably be wondering about how the build quality holds up too. I’ve been very impressed with the unit. It’s very sturdy and feels solid when you click the charger back into the wall after charging the car. The cable wraps around the unit nice and tight also so there’s nothing blowing around. Zero issues during the bad weather we’ve had or since I got it. Hope this this helps!

@@elwell4939 it does alot actually I've been toying with this or the Anderson a2 but struggling to justify the extra amount purely for aesthetics I had a concern over the cables wrapping up to but that's just added to it. Thanks

Hey! May 2023, still working great over here.

Hey there! In theory, if someone had the cheek they probably could!

Pod point sells a lock as well, could see on the order page

I wanted the official Tesla wall charger initially as it looks so sleek but decided to go with Pod-Point as they were included in the government grant whereas Tesla’s is not. Would likely have cost me double the price.