Is it easy to use?
Absolutely. As it is for its sibling the ePod, the app works like a dream. There’s plenty of relevant information for you to scroll through, with multiple pages giving where you can check out your charging costs, setting charging sessions. The buttons on the front allow you also start, stop and pause charging, which is handy if you are in a rush. ‘Play’ starts a smart charging session, while holding it for three seconds will set it to Max Charge for instant charging. You can set how many miles you’d like to add within a target timeframe and it will do all that and charge at the cheapest rates and you can set the percentage of battery charge you would like (but most of the time you default to 80% battery capacity). You do have switch to EV-only tariffs to make the savings and they allow you to automatically charge your vehicle when electricity prices are low. Ohme chargers use live data from the grid to automatically reach the desired charge level within a schedule. The car is charged when electricity demand is lower and prices cheaper, while still meeting the desired charging goal.

What else do you need to know?
It’s an untethered device so you don’t need to faff around with all that plugging and unplugging marlarky and it’s what we might call a ‘green charger’ because it is able to charge your vehicle when there is more renewable energy in the grid. It’s only available as a 7.4kW unit (no three-phase option) and you’ll get a three-year standard warranty. Others do offer five years but you will benefit from great customer service from Ohme, and we have had nothing but great reports from Ohme owners with regards to whole installation process. It’s a step-by-step process where you’ll complete a home survey, complete with pictures of the location of the fusebox to establish the As is the norm, it has an in-built PEN fault device, so no need for an earth rod installation. It’s pre-wired for dynamic load balancing which will prevent the main fuse in your home from tripping when you are charging. The Home Pro doesn’t connect directly to your mobile and has its own SIM card to connect to the UK’s mobile data network, using either 3G and 4G.