Charging Your Leased EV at Home and in Public
There are many great reasons to drive an electric vehicle (EV): it’s efficient, environmentally friendly and fun. Even better, when you lease an electric vehicle (EV) through work, your employer might include free home and public charging from ChargePoint in your EV lease package.
Charging at home simplifies the EV driving experience. Here’s how to get home charging for your leased EV through our EV charging partner, ChargePoint.
Once you lease your EV, and you are eligible for a home charger, you will need to give us notice of your order. You’ll then get a unique order link from your employer by email. Click the link to sign up which will automatically submit a request for a ChargePoint home charger. You’ll be notified by email when your request is approved.
Your ChargePoint account will give you access to thousands of charging spots across Europe, as well as let you manage home charging with the ChargePoint app.
Talk to an installer
After you request home charging, an installer will give you a call to make sure your home is ready for EV charging. Your EV charging lease includes a home charger that will add up to 40 kilometers of Range Per Hour of charging.
These are the specifications of a Standard Home Installation:
- Customer Intake by phone (Remote Site Survey)
- 20m cabling –5x4mm2
- 3-fase installation
- Installation of required protections in the fuse box
- Rearranging of groups in panel if needed
- 1x wall drilling
- 3m gutter
- Wall or pole mounting of charging station
- RVS profile
- Maximum of 15 meters groundwork
Note: If your home is not able to accommodate charging or you have a specific request that falls outside of the specifications above you can pay an installer separately for any necessary additional work to be done. If you don’t agree to pay the extra costs, the installation process cannot continue and will be terminated. Please note that most homes will not need this and will fit within the standard installation package.
Schedule installation
If your home is approved for home charging, you’ll schedule an installation date with your installer. The installer will take care of all the aspects of installation, including activating your home charger so you can set reminders and track your charging. You will need to be present during the installation process.
Below you will find some specifications of your home charging station:
- 3.7kW - 22kW
- 3.5” colour display
- RFID reader
- Type 2 socket
- Fixed type 1 or 2 cable (type 2 cable holder integrated)
- 370x240x130 mm (LxWxD)
- Wall mounting or with optional mounting post
The ChargePoint app is the easiest way to find available stations, start charging and get updates. You can also use it to set reminders and manage home charging.
Watch these videos below for helpful tips and to get the most out of the ChargePoint app:
- How to use the Chargepoint app
- Activating notifications in your chargepoint app
- Setting reminders
- Checking your charging history
- Setting up notifications
- Using Siri with the CP app
When charging at home your car will be charged via your home electrical connection. The kWh usage will be charged on your electrical bill the same as your lighting and any other electrical device in your home. If you are granted free charging at home by your employer you will need to be reimbursed for the electricity used to charge your car. Enter your bank details in the home charger section of the ChargePoint app and ChargePoint will reimburse you for the electricity you use for charging at home on a monthly basis.
Charging around town
Use the ChargePoint app to find available stations.
Watch the video with tips on how to use the app and find charging stations
Need support? You can contact ChargePoint anytime for charging session support or assistance. Call us on +44 (020) 7519 5052 or email us at [email protected]
