EV Home Charger & Channel Installation in Reading

Making the switch to an electric vehicle should feel effortless. Our low‑profile cable channel gives you a tidy, discreet and reliable way to route power from your property to the roadside, without disrupting the look of your street.

  • Transparent Pricing – Installations begin at £832 + VAT, and you can take £500 of the cost of your charger with a new government grant.

  • Reading‑Ready Savings – Powering your EV at home can unlock annual savings of up to £4,000 compared with public charging. Run your numbers with our savings calculator.

  • Built for Reading’s Neighbourhoods – our system is engineered to blend unobtrusively and stand up to everyday use.

Man in black jeans and blue jumper stoof on pavement next to parked car holding an EV charging cable

Charge your electric car at home in Reading, even without a driveway

Reading, a town in Berkshire, is becoming more accommodating to electric vehicle owners as public charging networks expand and home EV charging becomes a popular option for many residents.

For those living in suburban areas like Earley, Lower Earley, Woodley, or Caversham, where homes often have driveways or garages, home EV charger installation is both convenient and cost-effective.

The council’s efforts to support on-street EV charging options are vital too, especially in urban areas like Central Reading, East Reading, West Reading, and parts of Southcote, where terraced housing and flats are common, as many homes don’t have private driveways and rely on on-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 £4,000 per year compared to using public charging.

Reading Borough Council kicked off a trial of Kerbo Charge in 2023 and is now accepting applications from all Reading residents.

If you’d like a Kerbo Charge installation in Reading, click the button below to apply today!

How it works for Reading residents

Our approach to EV charger installation provides a discreet, modern solution that brings charging right to your doorstep without adding visual clutter to pavements or disrupting the character of Reading’s diverse neighbourhoods. These photos show how our solution makes EV charging easy for residents with street parking.

A blue electric vehicle is parked on the street, plugged into an electric charging station with a cable extending from the car to the ground.

Simple.

Residents plug into their home charger, feed the EV cable through the cross-pavement channel and plug into their vehicle on-street.

A person wearing black high heels and black pants standing on a paved pathway near bushes.

Safe.

The channel is completely flush which ensures there are no trip hazards for pedestrians using the footpath. It’s heel-safe too!

A person wearing brown shoes and blue trousers standing on a pavement next to an EV charging gully

Secure.

Insert your cable and the specially designed lid snaps down behind just like a zip.

Three easy steps to get your Kerbo Charge install in Reading

  • Illustration of a person taking a photo with a smartphone.

    Place your order

    We check your property is suitable and then guide you through the grant application process.

  • Calendar with a checkmark indicating a scheduled or completed event.

    We schedule your install

    Once your grant is approved we apply for your install permit and then schedule your install.

  • Icon of an electric car with a lightning bolt symbol and a circle around it.

    Start charging from home safely

    Save around £25 per single charge compared to using public charge points!

How much will you save per year?

Take our quiz and find out.

Installations in Reading

Green Electric car parked on street beside cross pavement EV cable gully
Red Electric car parked on street being charged
EV Cable gully running from garden wall to edge of pavement

What areas in Reading can I get Kerbo Charge?

  • Reading Town Centre: RG1

  • South Reading: RG2, RG30, RG31

  • West Reading: RG30, RG31

  • East Reading: RG4, RG6

  • North Reading: RG7, RG8

  • Southcote: RG3

  • Tilehurst: RG31

  • Woodley: RG5, RG7, RG8

  • Earley: RG6

  • Caversham: RG4

  • Sonning: RG4

  • Wokingham: RG40, RG41

  • Bracknell: RG42

  • Henley-on-Thames: RG9