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zappi
From: £779.00
From: £779.00
Multi-award winning eco-smart solar EV charger.
Charge your EV like any other,
or save your money and charge your EV with your PV.
OZEV approved
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#1 Best Selling, British Made Solar EV Charger
zappi
super easy to use, eco-smart EV charger starting from £779
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The worlds first solar EV charger
zappi is a smart EV charger with a difference. Not only does it operate as a standard EV charger, but it also has optional charging modes to utilise 100% green energy generated from your Solar PV or wind generation. Increasing the Return On Investment (ROI) for your panels and electric car, the zappi is easy to install and user friendly. But don’t worry, if you don’t have solar panels installed, the zappi will still operate as a standard home EV charger harnessing power from the grid.
Being the first-ever solar EV charger of its kind, our innovative team has carefully designed features and functions to give you complete control of your electric car charging experience. Paired with the myenergi app, you can set timers to utilise economy tariffs, use the boost function, monitor your devices, and so much more!
This future proof, intelligent electric car charging is conceived, evolved, and manufactured in-house right here in the UK.
No PV?
No problem
If you don’t have a PV (solar panel) system, zappi can still operate like an ordinary electric car charging point, importing from the grid. You can always add your solar/wind system later.
zappi tech specsHow does a solar EV charger work?
A solar EV charger works by allowing you to use excess solar to power up your car. Generating solar energy requires solar panels (PV) to be fitted to your home or place of work, but the energy generated through the solar panels is totally free, essentially giving you free miles!
Light energy produced by the sun is called a photon. It is the most basic, fundamental particle of all light. It is these photons in natural daylight that are converted by solar panel cells to produce electricity. This small bundle of electromagnetic energy is constantly in motion. Simply put, a solar panel works by allowing photons, or particles of light, to bounce into electrons setting them free from atoms, generating a flow of electricity.
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Three Electric Car Charging Modes
This mode is a mixture of both green energy and energy imported from the grid. eco mode minimises the use of grid power and can charge using 100% green energy. The charging power is continuously adjusted in response to changes in generation or power being used elsewhere in the home.
If the surplus generation drops below 1.4kw some power will be drawn from the grid to top it back up.
Charge power is continuously adjusted in response to changes in generation or power consumption elsewhere in the home. Your electric car charging will pause if there is too much-imported power, continuing only when there is surplus free power available.
In this mode, the vehicle will be charged at maximum power. This power can come from a renewable energy source or simply from the grid. The cost of charging an electric car also depends on numerous factors including mode and the car itself.
If you don’t have solar panels or wind generation, zappi will charge just like an ordinary Mode 3 charging point.
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Set timers
At certain hours ‘time of use energy tariffs’ are significantly cheaper. With zappi, you can use the ‘boost timer’ option to start charging at times with the lowest rates. It’s a cost-saving charging alarm clock for your EV!
No earth rod
zappi is the only EV charger with built-in PEN fault technology. It’s the safest choice for an electric car charger, eliminating the need to install additional earth rods means no extra costs & an easy install. Why are Earth Rods Important
PV charging
zappi works in harmony with your Solar PV or wind generation, meaning you can charge your car using green energy for free. If you haven’t got a renewable energy source at home, zappi works just like any other charger in ‘fast mode’.
Remote access
The myenergi app allows you to access and control your devices from anywhere in the world! Visual graphs allow you to monitor your import/export information all in one place.
Pincode protected
A 5 digit pin code is a security feature integrated into this smart electric car charging point, should you wish to use it. It prevents people from changing your settings or using your solar EV charger without permission or tampering.
Bigger, better and greener
All their packaging is recycled and is recyclable. They are trying to use as little plastic as they can. They are looking at every part of their business to make it bigger, better and greener and it’s very impressive.
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Quick & easy to install
zappi has stood the test of time, being one of the fastest and easiest EV chargers to install. With its unique PEN-fault technology zappi eliminates the need for installing costly earth rods & takes just a fraction of the time to be up and running.
Although zappi is a complex piece of technology, it is very user friendly. All the hard work is done by our innovators and designers in our growing UK offices so you can have a seamless electric car charging experience. Unlike some EV chargers on the market, zappi is ready to be used straight out of the box. It has a built-in LCD screen that displays energy monitoring such as grid import through simple images & paired with an additional CT you can also see solar generation.
myenergi has over 900 dedicated OZEV approved solar EV charger installers around the UK, If you’d like to speak to we have a helpful ‘Find an installer’ tool. Alternatively, you can call our friendly green team who will be happy to assist.
See installersExtend your warranty
As well as having our excellent technical support team on hand to answer any of your questions and queries, zappi also comes with a 3-year warranty. Once your myenergi zappi has been installed, please register your individual products to take full advantage of the 3 year warranty support for un-interrupted EV charging.
You can increase your warranty for an extra 2 years of protection at any time. This will cover your zappi for 5 years total. Giving you that extra peace of mind.
Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Rated Power | 7kW (1-ph) or 22kW (3-ph) |
| Rated Supply Voltage | 230V AC Single Phase or 400V AC 3-phase (+/- 10%) |
| Supply Frequency | 50 Hz |
| Rated Current | 32A max |
| Standby Power Consumption | 3W |
| Integral Earth Leakage Protection Integral | 30mA Type A RCD + 6mA DC protection (EN 62955) |
| Economy Tariff Sense | Input 230V AC sensing (4.0kV isolated) |
| Tethered Cable Length | 6.5 Meters |
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Enclosure Dimensions | 439 x 282 x 122mm |
| Protection Degree | IP65 (weatherproof) |
| Enclosure Material | ASA |
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Circuit Breaker | 32A Curve B |
| Earthing Arrangement | TN: can be connected to the PME supply. Complies with BS 7671:2018-amd1:2020 |
| Compliance | LVD 2014/35/EU, EMC 2014/30/EU, EN 62196-2:2017, IEC 62955:2018, ROHS 2011/65/EU, CE Certified EN 61851-1:2019* * -T variant is fully compliant with EN 61851-1:2019 Zappi versions that do not have the -T suffix comply with EN 61851-1:2019 with the exception of Clause 8.4 in order to meet the requirements of BS 7671:2018 Amendment 1:2020 which requires the protective earth conductor to be switched in order to provide protection against a damaged PEN conductor in a TN-C-S earthed electrical system |
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Explore our top EV charger questions
Self-installation of EV chargers at home isn’t something we’d recommend unless qualified to do so for both safety and legislative reasons. We’d recommend approaching our network of qualified OZEV approved electricians for a quotation. This quotation will allow you to purchase a zappi and have the EV charger safety installed at your home.
Type 1 chargers have been phased out in favour of the superseding Type 2 connection type which have become the worldwide industry standard. A Type 1 plug has a total of five pins whereas a Type 2 has seven. Find out more about our chargers and smart EV chargers in our guides section.
Yes you can plug an electric car into a regular charging outlet, though you’d only be able to charge at the rate of 2.3kWh. This low rate of charging power, could take up to 26 hours to fully charge from empty, on a typical 60kWh battery. Hybrid vehicles tend to have very small batteries compared with fully electric vehicles and only require a slower trickle charge. The sale of hybrid vehicles will cease in 2035 in favour of fully electric EV’s. With the constant release of new electric vehicles to the market there is no straight forward answer as to how quickly it takes to charge an electric car, this answer is continually shifting and is dependent on the size of the vehicle battery and the type of charger used. However, the current average is around 8 hours from empty to full using a typical 7kWh home charger and 30 – 60 minutes using a public rapid charger.
Smart EV chargers in their simplest form are chargers which can be connected to the internet. The main purpose of this connection is to ensure that the device can be updated with firmware, especially as new software and technologies are released into the market. However, being smart also factors in the ability to utilise renewable energy sources and the ability to integrate with times of use and economy tariffs. Smart EV chargers can utilise energy harnessed from the sun, using solar panels (PV), to charge your EV. A typical 4kW – 6kW system would be sufficient enough to charge your electric car, however the larger the better, especially for multiple charge points. Home energy usage is measured in kW’s and the usage at any given time will fluctuate throughout the day. Solar panels have to be producing 1.4kW in order for the charging to kick in.
EV charger grants have to be claimed for on the customers behalf by an OZEV approved installer, whereby the grant is deducted from the quoted price to supply and install, for which the government office reimburses the installer. Whilst the home grant has come to an end for homeowners as of 31 March 2022, there are home grants still available for landlords, and the workplace charge scheme remains in place. See our OZEV guide for the home grant 2022 update.