Electric Car Charging | Kia Motors UK

It’s best to get a home charge point installed, as it will charge your car about three times quicker than a three pin plug. A home charge point from Pod Point is weatherproof and also smart WiFi enabled, so it can keep track of your charging costs.

Good news, there’s a £350 OLEV government grant available to help with the cost of a home charge point. So, for a standard installation, our partner, Pod Point, can supply and install a home charge point for as little as £450 for a 7kW charger.

You can choose a 3.6W or a 7W charger. The 7 W charges faster and is ideal for full EVs, while the 3.6W is suitable for most plug-in hybrids.

There are more than 20,000 public connectors in the UK at more than 7,000 locations, and that number is rising every day. Many public chargers can be found in town centres, supermarkets and motorway services.

Some public chargers are free, but many require payment. Different chargers can be run by different networks, and each will have slightly different ways of charging. But generally, it’s as simple as having an app on your phone and selecting the charger you wish to use.

Finding somewhere to top up your electric or plug-in hybrid in public is easy with Zapmap. Just type your postcode and Zap Map will show you all available charging stations nearby.

This varies by battery size and when and where it is charged. The average overnight electricity rate in the UK is 13p per kWh, so to fully charge a Kia e-Niro from 0% could cost around £8.30. Public charge point costs vary by network, but are still substantially cheaper than petrol or diesel per mile.