You can now buy an electric vehicle home charger from this high street UK store

With electric vehicle sales increasing by more than 10 percent this year, many drivers will want and need to have a charger installed at home.

There will also be a group of potential buyers who are interested in purchasing an electric car but don't know where to start when it comes to getting a home charger.

New innovative partnerships are emerging to make purchasing a charger easier, faster and cheaper – including now being able to buy it in a high street store…

Home charging service provider Ohme has entered into a partnership with major electrical retailer Currys that will see electric vehicle chargers sold directly to customers.

Currys now offers an electric vehicle charging facility

Installing electric vehicle charging has potentially become easier as you can now buy a home charger on the high street.

Home charging service provider Ohme has entered into a partnership with major electrical retailer Currys that will see electric vehicle chargers sold directly to customers.

Shoppers who want a home smart charger for their electric vehicle can shop Ohme on the Currys website or in 50 stores and Ohme will take care of everything – quoting, surveys and installation.

Ohme's smart chargers connect to the national grid in real time and automatically adjust charging times so drivers can benefit from cheap off-peak charging times.

Charging at home can provide huge savings.

The average British driver driving 10,800km a year using smart charging on an off-peak tariff such as the 7p/kWh Intelligent Octopus Go in a typical electric car will pay just £127.50 for a year of driving.

On a standard variable tariff of 24.5p per kWh, the same annual mileage will cost £416.

For comparison, the same mileage in a comparable petrol car will cost the driver over £1,100.

How much does installation cost?

The untethered ePod is priced at £949, while the tethered Home Pro (with cable attached) is £999.

Both of these prices include standard Ohme installation, which covers approximately 80 to 85 percent of the installation.

Examples of a non-standard installation could be if someone needs to upgrade their fuse box or if the charger is in the garage at the end of the garden (so quite a distance from the house).

How long is the waiting time?

Wait times often depend on how long it takes the buyer to complete Ohme's online survey, take photos and check availability.

Once all this is done, the average wait time is about two to three weeks, but sometimes it can be sooner, Ohme says.

The Pod Point Plug and Power package will reduce the upfront fee for the Pod Point Solo 3S charger and allow the rest of the cost to be rolled into your electric vehicle tariff – an industry first

New smart charger x tariff package

Meanwhile, EDF and Pod Point have launched the industry's first electric vehicle home charger and tariff package that will help reduce the upfront costs of switching to electricity.

The Pod Point Plug and Power package will reduce the upfront fee for the Pod Point Solo 3S charger and allow the rest of the cost to be rolled into your electric vehicle tariff.

Instead of costing £1,099, the Pod Point Solo 3S will cost just £499, with the remaining cost of the charger spread over two years, with the monthly fee included in the EDF tariff.

The tariff, which uses 100% carbon electricity, costs £2,139 a year for the average dual-fuel home EV driver and provides customers with cheap overnight rates, with five hours of off-peak power between 12-5am for both home , as well as a car, at a price of 8.49 pence per kWh.

For the average driver, charging with Pod Point Plug & Power will save £538 a year compared to petrol. Compared to using a public charging network, electric vehicle drivers charging according to the tariff would save £460.

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