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Smart EV Chargers

Every EV charger sold in the UK today must be smart under the Smart Charge Points Regulations 2021 — meaning it must support scheduled charging, load management and remote monitoring as a minimum. In practice, this means all chargers can be set to charge at off-peak times, controlled via an app and updated remotely. For most EV drivers, that's the foundation for significantly reducing the cost of charging at home or work.

Beyond the regulatory baseline, smart chargers vary considerably in what they can do. Some offer deep integration with specific energy tariffs — automatically scheduling sessions to the cheapest grid windows without any manual input. Others support solar self-consumption, diverting surplus panel generation to your car in real time. 

We stock smart EV chargers from Zappi, Ohme, Hypervolt, Easee, Pod Point, Wallbox, Indra, Andersen, Sync Energy and more — covering home, workplace and commercial applications at 7kW and 22kW.

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Smart EV Charger FAQs

A smart EV charger is any charger that can connect to the internet to support scheduled charging, remote control and monitoring and load management. Under the Smart Charge Points Regulations 2021, all EV chargers sold in the UK must meet a minimum smart standard — so every charger on this page qualifies.

In practice, smart chargers range from straightforward app-controlled wallboxes with scheduling to sophisticated units with solar integration, dynamic load balancing, tariff automation and fleet management capability.

Yes — scheduled charging is one of the most effective ways to reduce the cost of running an EV. By setting your charger to charge during off-peak windows on a time-of-use tariff, you pay a lower rate per kWh. On tariffs like Octopus Go or Intelligent Octopus Go, the difference between peak and off-peak rates can be substantial.

If you also have solar panels, a solar-compatible smart charger further reduces costs by using surplus generation rather than grid electricity. The combination of a smart tariff and a solar-compatible charger offers the lowest possible cost per mile for home charging.

Any smart charger on this page can be manually scheduled to charge during off-peak hours with a time of use tariff.

For the full Octopus Intelligent Go experience — where the charger communicates directly with Octopus to find and schedule the cheapest slots automatically — you need a validated model. See our Octopus-compatible chargers page for the complete current list of Intelligent Go validated units.

Yes, if you choose a model with a dedicated solar mode. Models including the Zappi, Hypervolt Home 3 Pro, Indra Smart Pro, Andersen Quartz, A2 and A3, and Sync Energy Link all support solar self-consumption — they monitor your generation in real time and divert surplus to the car rather than exporting it.

A standard smart charger without solar integration will charge at the scheduled time regardless of your panel output. See our solar EV chargers page for a full comparison.

Dynamic load balancing automatically distributes available electrical capacity across multiple active charging sessions to prevent the site exceeding its grid connection limit.

It's essential for any installation with three or more chargers and allows more charge points to run on an existing supply without an expensive upgrade. Easee, Zaptec, Wallbox and Sync Energy all support dynamic load balancing natively across linked units.

Yes — all units on this page are on the OZEV approved list. Renters, flat owners and landlords can claim up to £500 per socket via the EV Chargepoint Grant.

Businesses, charities and public authorities can claim up to £500 per socket via the Workplace Charging Scheme from 1 April 2026. Homeowners with a private driveway are not currently eligible for the residential grant.

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