Motoring

Cheapest EV home charger launches for just $499 from EVSwitch

If you own an EV the best thing you can do is install a charger at home so you can treat your car like your phone and simply charge it overnight every day or every other day. One thing that stops this from happening is the high price of at-home chargers – that changes this week as EVSwitch launches their online orders for a $499 charger.

Being distributed here in Australia by the same people that brought BYD to Australia, the plan is to simply make home charging more affordable. Luke Todd from EVSwitch saying “EVSwitch offers the highest quality smart chargers using low wattage charging, specifically designed to minimize energy drain from the grid”

“After more than a decade of observing the world’s best EV practices, I recognize that convenient, affordable charging infrastructure is something Australia has been lacking.” 

Available online, it will cost you $25 to have it shipped, and you’ll also need a licensed electrician to install it.

The company aims to deliver 100,000 chargers in Australia by 2027 and with EV sales growing that’s a very achievable target.

“EVSwitch offers the highest quality smart chargers using low wattage charging, specifically designed to minimize energy drain from the grid” said Mr Todd

“The EV Switch 7kW chargers can deliver approximately 50km of driving range per hour, making them perfect for quick top-ups, overnight full charges, or even mass public charging solutions. In combination with high-speed chargers across the country, EVSwitch can form the foundational infrastructure that Australian motorists need to confidently transition to electric vehicles. The vision is to see chargers wherever motorists go and for it to be easy to use, low cost and simple” 

Speaking as someone who researched this area, I spent three times this amount on my charger, and one of the most popular chargers is the Tesla Wall Connector which costs $800.

But this isn’t a “dumb” charger either – it’s got all the features you’d want. Like Scheduled Charging, Output limitations and an App to monitor and control it.

It comes with a 7 meter fixed cable and can be installed indoors or outdoors.

Web: EVSwitch

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