Home charge point - 16 or 30A?

[Blue]

I have my car on order and have contacted chargepoint for an install at home. I have been offered a 16 or 30 amp charger, but have been told the PHEV will not take more than 16 anyway, is this correct?
If it is, can there be any real benefit in going for the 30A?

Have been told approx. 1 month to install, which should hopefully fit in well with the car delivery time, cant wait

 

[outofyorkshire]

The PHEV can only charge at 16A ....correct.

The only benefit in 32A is to 'future proof' your charge point.
ie if in future you buy a car capable of charging at 32A, you will not need to replace / upgrade your charging point

 

[maby]

How long do you keep your cars? Do you anticipate buying a second electric car in the next few years? We anticipate keeping the Outlander upwards of ten years (assuming it lasts that long) and I can't imagine buying another electric car in that period - hence I saw no merit in paying extra for a 30A charging point. I find it hard to believe that the one we have is going to last ten years!

 

[outofyorkshire]

How long do you keep your cars? Do you anticipate buying a second electric car in the next few years? We anticipate keeping the Outlander upwards of ten years (assuming it lasts that long) and I can't imagine buying another electric car in that period - hence I saw no merit in paying extra for a 30A charging point. I find it hard to believe that the one we have is going to last ten years!

If it is your own car and you plan to keep it that long then your logic is sound. However:
Mine is a company leased vehicle which is on a 3 year lease, so 3 years
Most fleet schemes will be 3 or 4 years and would certainly hope a charge point lasts longer than that
I would also hope that in 4 years time the battery technology has moved on and higher charge rates are more common.

 

[CJ1045]

Ours as supplied by Rolec and they offered the 32A one free too so that is what we had installed.

CJ

 

[maby]

How long do you keep your cars? Do you anticipate buying a second electric car in the next few years? We anticipate keeping the Outlander upwards of ten years (assuming it lasts that long) and I can't imagine buying another electric car in that period - hence I saw no merit in paying extra for a 30A charging point. I find it hard to believe that the one we have is going to last ten years!

If it is your own car and you plan to keep it that long then your logic is sound. However:
Mine is a company leased vehicle which is on a 3 year lease, so 3 years
Most fleet schemes will be 3 or 4 years and would certainly hope a charge point lasts longer than that
I would also hope that in 4 years time the battery technology has moved on and higher charge rates are more common.

Indeed - and that is why I phrased my response as questions... There is no easy answer to the OP - for some people it may make sense to pay the premium and get a 30A point, for others it will make no sense.

As far as life expectancy is concerned, they are usually external - exposed to weather and insects - I'm tending to assume that my car will outlast the charging point!

I hope that anyone paying the extra for a 30A version is also selecting the untethered model with a separate cable - purchasing a tethered version significantly impacts on the "future proofing" justification.

 

[user 1168]

I'm just looking at EV cars, and chargers.

I would definitely insure that the installation is 32A

In my case, I will need to have a new cable installed under the drive and to our parking space - it makes sense to ensure that this is 32A from the start.

Looks like the Rolec units are upgradable, so you could start with a 16a unit, and then upgrade to 32A - but only if the cable is already suitable.