Ohme ePod review

Overview

The Ohme ePod is a 7.4kW home charge point with a Type 2 connector, sold untethered, so you use your own cable. It costs around £849 for the unit before installation and carries a 3-year warranty. On paper it suits anyone on a time-of-use electricity tariff who wants charging to follow the cheapest hours.

Its headline specification point is straightforward: one of the smallest wall units on sale, with the same tariff smarts as the Home Pro. The sections below break the published figures down and set them against the other home chargers sold in the United Kingdom.

Specs & installation

Output is 7.4kW, which adds roughly 26 miles of range per hour on a typical EV and puts it among the weakest for speed in this market. Type 2 is the standard AC connector on every EV sold in the UK and Europe, so compatibility is not something you need to check.

It is untethered: you plug your own cable into the socket, which keeps the unit tidier, lets you swap cable lengths, and means a stolen or damaged cable is cheap to replace. You will need to store the cable somewhere.

Installation is a job for a qualified electrician, not a DIY task. Expect a dedicated 32A radial circuit from the consumer unit, an isolator, earthing checks and, in many homes, some load assessment on the main supply. The unit is rated IP54, outdoor rated. Fitting typically adds a few hundred GBP on top of the unit price, more if a long cable run or a consumer-unit upgrade is needed.

Smart features

Published smart capability covers app control, scheduled charging, load balancing, energy tariff integration — among the weakest against the rest of the United Kingdom field.

Scheduling lets you set charging windows so the car fills up overnight. Tariff integration means it can follow half-hourly pricing on smart tariffs rather than a fixed window, which is usually where the real savings are. Load balancing throttles the charger when the rest of the house is drawing heavily, which avoids tripping the main supply.

Price & value

At about £849 for the unit, it sits at the affordable end of the home chargers we list for the United Kingdom. Add installation on top; that cost depends far more on your property than on which unit you pick.

The 3-year warranty is among the weakest for this market. A charger is a fixed appliance that lives outdoors for a decade or more, so warranty length and the manufacturer's track record matter more than a small difference in purchase price.