If you’re leasing your first fully electric car on the Motability Scheme, they will arrange and cover the standard cost of a home chargepoint and its installation at no extra cost.
Having a chargepoint at home is the most convenient and cost-effective way of charging your electric car.
You’ll need to have off-road parking next to your home, like a driveway or garage.
After they’ve approved your application, Motability automatically allocate you to Ohme or Easee. They’ll contact you first, then arrange to send someone out to youto install a 7kW chargepoint.
If your parking is not next to your home or your electrics need to be updated you might need to pay extra costs to install your chargepoint.
If you have any questions or issues with your home chargepoint, please speak to your chargepoint installer directly.
If you do not have off-street parking, or you cannot have a home chargepoint installed and you’re getting your first fully electric car on the Motability scheme, they will give you access to the bp pulse network of public chargepoints. This is over 9,000 public chargepoints, including 3,000 rapid and ultra-fast. Some of these will give you better charging rates and some are free.
Whether you're running errands in your area or going on a long journey, it’s important to plan ahead so you know where to find public chargepoints.
bp pulse and the Zap-Map app can help you find the best places for you to stop and recharge before you set off.
Do not forget – charging an electric car will take longer than refuelling a petrol or diesel car.
There are over 42,000 chargepoints across the UK, made up of lots of different networks.
Each network sets its own costs, and these might be different, depending on how you choose to pay – for example, whether you pay a subscription or pay-as-you-go. The speed of the charger will affect the cost too.
You could be charged a connection fee and you might need to download an app first. You can save your payment information in some apps.
The speed of the charger and where the chargepoint is can also affect the cost – for example, motorway service stations are generally more expensive, but they also usually have faster chargers.
You’ll find chargepoints have different levels of accessibility.