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Built-in fuse protection guards your home circuits from shorting by isolating the car from the rest of the supply. Meanwhile, new grounding technology means physical earth rods are no longer as much of a consideration, but could be an additional cost, depending on the charge point provider. Charging with the EO Mini Pro 2 is easy – plug it in, and your car starts charging automatically, providing you have set charging times in the smartphone app.
Based on our firsthand experience, due to its size, it can be installed nearly anywhere, from your garage wall to a post. If you want it to stand out you can or if you want the cable and charging point to blend in with the surroundings, that’s also easily achieved. Ensuring EV chargers work well with energy tariffs optimises the charging performance and efficiency of the system. It allows users to schedule their charging sessions during periods with lower tariffs, thereby reducing overall energy costs. Several chargers can automatically integrate with tariffs through smart scheduling, which enhances the user experience and maximises the benefits of solar energy. The EO Smart Home App is simple to use and displays all important data, like energy use, charge duration and current session time on one screen. When selecting an EV charger for solar panels, it is essential to consider eco modes and energy-saving options. These features enable you to maximise the use of solar energy and reduce your reliance on grid power while charging your electric vehicle. In this section, we will discuss key features and options that contribute to a more sustainable and efficient EV charging experience.At the time of writing the EO mini pro 2 is the smallest smart electric vehicle charger on the market. At just 175mm x 125mm x 125mm this modern styled, square can fit discreetly on any home or office. If you don’t like the EO Smart Home app, you can use your vehicle manufacturer app instead if it has one, turning the EO into a charge point you just plug into. Worried that someone may plug into your new charger without your consent? You can add a RFID card reader so that only those who you give a tag to will be able to access your EO Mini Pro 3. We received the untethered version for our review, which isn’t as convenient but has the same features as the tethered version, bar the built-in cable. The highly connected Andersen A2 is all about style. Sporting a Scandi-style minimalist design but made in the UK, the unit is designed to hide the cables away and can be customised in a number of different colours to coordinate with your home decor.
This then allows the charger to automatically read your solar panels power output and set the charging rate to match that of the solar panels. To ensure a constant charge your car will charge at a minimum rate, so if the solar energy output is not enough the charge will not constantly be turned off and on (which can cause damage to the car).
The EO EV Charger allows for smart charging which means you can automatically take advantage of energy prices when they are at their cheapest. This can be achieved by syncing to provider apps such as the Octopus Go app. The EO Mini Pro and Mini Pro 2, the latter of which offers greater connected control, fuse protection and solar charging integration, are so compact that you might not even notice there’s a home charge point installed. You can choose between 3.6kW or 7kW power delivery, and there’s even a choice of colours (albeit a limited one). The EO Mini Pro 2 charges at speeds up to 7.2KW. Annoyingly, you can’t set the charge rate in the EO app; your EO Approved Installer does this during installation. The EO Mini Pro 2 doesn’t have “O-PEN” protection built-in. O-PEN detects if the earth is faulty/missing coming into the property and shuts down the charger (if the earth is faulty or missing, and there’s a fault on the charger then the car body could become live). The EO Mini Pro 2 is available tethered (Type 1 or 2) or untethered. If you’re unfamiliar, a tethered charger has a built-in cable, and an untethered charger has no built-in cable, so you need to plug your own cable into the box and then into your car.
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