The cost of your EV charging solution will depend on the number and type of chargers you’re looking to install for your commercial electric vehicles. Our prices start at £2,444 for the Vestel 7kW single wall mounted unit. This includes installation (assuming 20m of cable), and our operation and maintenance package for 3 years. Additional chargers (same-site) from £823.

Have a look at the range of government funding options available for installing EV chargers at a business, issued through the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OZEV): OZEV Grants and the Workplace Charging Scheme

There are a few ways of maximising ROI from your EV chargers. Adding a small uplift to the charging rate ensures your outgoings are covered and ensures a steady stream of income from anybody using the chargers. E.ON provides a full passthrough of all funds collected back to the client along with all data related to each charging event.

There is further opportunity to generate revenue from your EV charging points too, such as advertising opportunities via digital screens embedded in the chargers, or further signage around the designated parking spots.

EV chargers can also encourage more footfall at your business driving revenue and spending opportunities.  

It’s worth being aware that a little more space will be required – you’ll need to allow 1.2 metres between every two spaces for the charge point. 

The size of electrical supply to your premises will determine the number and type of electric car chargers which can be installed, this is provided by your local power distributor. 

Often, workplace staff car charging or back-to-base fleet vehicles are parked in the same spot across several hours which will allow you to opt for one of our cost-effective chargers delivering a charge across a suitable timeframe, so the vehicle is ready in time for its next use. 

From 30 June 2022, the Government set some new rules for private EV chargers. When a charger is installed at a customer’s site, the default setting should only allow off-peak charging (10pm to 8am and 11am to 4pm on weekdays, plus all day Saturday and Sunday). This default setting is applied to new chargers only and customers are then able to amend this depending on their charging needs. 

The UK Government website can offer a full overview of regulations for public charging, though important to note is a significant change from 24^th November 2024 which states that new public charge points 8kW and above must offer contactless payment facilities. Contactless payment systems must be in place by this date. Proprietary networks that open their charge points for public use will have one year from the date that the charge point becomes public to offer contactless.

Yes, we can restrict access to certain private users if required. Each session has to be authenticated, so authorised drivers would have to be given access and the charging session authenticated before a charge can be started. This can be done via the App, RFID or PAYG.

Before installing EV chargers at your business premises, you will need to work out whether there is enough capacity from your current electricity supply. This can be determined depending on the kind of meter you have installed.

If you have a half hourly meter installed, you will have a capacity set by your distribution network operator (DNO) which configures peak and maximum demand for you. When consulting with E.ON about what EV charger is best for your business, our team will weigh up your allowance against your business’ demand and calculate what’s spare to figure out the most appropriate solution.

Without half hourly metering there is no set capacity or max demand, but there are a few ways of determining what EV chargers are feasible. With a 3 phase 100amp supply, we can look at your existing distribution board and see if there’s spare capacity, or we can install a data logger to see what load is being pulled from the 3 phase. E.ON conducts a free of charge, no-obligation site visit as part of our initial consultation so we can provide all this information to you before proceeding with the install. 

If there isn’t enough spare capacity to install EV chargers with your current arrangement, you can do a couple of things to get this addressed:

• Speak to the DNO about upgrading or increasing your site’s capacity. We can support with any discussions about new grid connections.
• E.ON can install chargers and implement dynamic load management to manage capacity

Our team of experts will consult with you to find the best option for your business and can help with any negotiations with your DNO.