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  • FAQ

    • Do I need to buy a charging station for my electric car?

    Charging your electric car with a charger is safer, faster and cheaper. Safer as the charger is intelligent and controls the flow of energy through the cable. Fast, because the charging process is around eight times faster with a charger than with a cable. And last but not least, cheap, because you can charge your car outside of peak hours when electricity is cheaper than normal in some countries.

    Stay safe:

    You might think you could just take a patch cord, plug it into your car, and plug the other end into a power outlet, right? Here's why it's not that easy. A car battery that is plugged directly into the main electricity system of your home. Have you ever used an airfryer for 10 hours or more? As this is roughly the time it takes for most electric cars to fully charge a battery. The longer the current flows, the hotter the cables get. Therefore, for safety reasons, it is forbidden to connect your car directly to the mains with a so-called mode 1 charging cable.

    Most cars these days come with a mode 2 charging cable, a simple cable but with a device installed that will stop charging in an emergency. You can connect it directly to the mains and it is valid for all types of car charging plugs. However, this is not the safest method of charging as it is a direct connection to the mains. Charging for a long time can have the same effects as a mode 1 cable. Do you remember the example of the hair dryer charging ten hours? And there is one more important factor: you can only charge your car very slowly.

    Speed ​​up the charging process

    Charging your car with a smart charger is about ten times faster than charging with a simple cable! Most chargers and public charging stations offer up to 22 kW of power, while your household socket can only deliver up to 3.7 kW of power, with 2.3 kW being the maximum recommended power. How fast you can charge your car in the end depends on the battery capacity of your car and the actual charging power that is available.

    Save money

    Smart charging saves you money as you can charge your car at low electricity prices. Companies try to offset the peaks when a lot of people are using electricity, such as when they come home from work in the evening. As a result, electricity is often cheaper late at night or early in the morning. So during these times you can save money. This is because these are typical times when not so many people are using electricity. With a simple click on your phone, you can tell your charger when to start charging your car.

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