EV Home Charger & Channel installation in Central Bedfordshire
Safely charge your car at home even if you have street parking with our home EV charging channel.
The total install price is typically £832 + VAT. You claim back £350 by applying for the new government grant.
Save around £1,100 per year compared to using public charging.
Charge your electric car at home in Central Bedfordshire, even without a driveway
Central Bedfordshire, a largely rural and suburban area in the East of England, is evolving to accommodate the growing number of electric vehicle owners by expanding its public charging network and promoting home charging solutions.
For residents in suburban and rural areas such as Flitwick, Ampthill, Dunstable, and Leighton Buzzard, where many homes have driveways or garages, installing a home charging point is both a convenient and cost-effective option. However, in more densely populated areas of Central Bedfordshire, such as Houghton Regis or parts of Dunstable, where terraced housing or flats are more common, many homes lack driveways or off-street parking.
Our cross-pavement channel allows residents to install a cable gully into the pavement outside their home and easily charge on the street without causing hazards, and you can save around £1,100 per year compared to using public charging.
Central Bedfordshire Council started a Kerbo Charge trial in early 2024 of 20 units. The council is currently assessing feedback from residents and the install team and will soon make a decision on whether the product will be rolled out more widely.
If you’d like a Kerbo Charge installation sign up to our waiting list here and as soon as we can go ahead we’ll immediately email you.
Installations in Central Bedfordshire
How it works for Central Bedfordshire residents
Using a public charger for a single charge can be around £25 more expensive than at home (source: Zap Map), meaning many people are taking risks and having to find alternative solutions when they don’t have a driveway. These photos show how our solution makes charging easy for residents with street parking.
Simple.
Residents plug into their home charger, feed the EV cable through the cross-pavement channel and plug into their vehicle on-street.
Safe.
The channel is completely flush which ensures there are no trip hazards for pedestrians using the footpath. It’s heel-safe too!
Secure.
Insert your cable and the specially designed lid snaps down behind just like a zip.
Frequently asked questions from Central Bedfordshire residents
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Our duct takes the Type 2 cable, which is the standard cable for all UK electric cars.
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Most charging cables are long enough to reach either one space up or one space down from directly outside your house. Still taken? We find most residents just wait until the space becomes free and then move their car over.
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We can install in to bitumen, paving stones, and brick surfaces.
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Although the channel is strong enough to withstand the pressure of any UK vehicle, we do not install across roads because it’s not entirely safe for you to be positioned in the roadway while you insert and remove your charging cable.
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It is possible but not recommended - it involves ground excavation and laying of a concrete base which is often undesirable due to the permanent removal of green space.
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Yes, we can provide both the duct and the wall mounted charging unit, or just the duct.