{"id":6192,"date":"2025-05-05T18:57:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T18:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/05\/05\/charging-your-electric-car-with-solar-panels-uk-how-it-works-is-it-worth-it\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T18:57:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T18:57:47","slug":"charging-your-electric-car-with-solar-panels-uk-how-it-works-is-it-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/05\/05\/charging-your-electric-car-with-solar-panels-uk-how-it-works-is-it-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Charging your electric car with solar panels UK | How it works &#038; is it worth it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vd5T9atFZys?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>29% of EV drivers in the UK have solar panels, according to a survey by Zapmap in 2023 &#8211; which makes EV drivers six times more likely to have solar panels than the national average. The two technologies go hand in hand, which is why lots of adverts for solar chargers talk so enthusiastically about \u201cdriving on sunshine\u201d (thanks Josh). <\/p>\n<p>In this video, our solar experts Charlie and Josh chat through the nuts and bolts of how to charge your EV with solar panels, including how solar chargers differ from normal chargers, how many panels you\u2019ll need, and how much money you can save. Josh is determined never to visit a petrol station again, so this could be the solution. <\/p>\n<p>Why it makes sense to get an oversized solar panel system: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=57rpV6-n8tQ\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=57rpV6-n8tQ<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Our detailed guide to EV charging with solar: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsave.energy\/solar-panels-advice\/solar-technology\/charging-ev-with-solar?utm_source=youtube&#038;utm_medium=organicsocial&#038;utm_content=evcharging<br\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.sunsave.energy\/solar-panels-advice\/solar-technology\/charging-ev-with-solar?utm_source=youtube&#038;utm_medium=organicsocial&#038;utm_content=evcharging<br<\/a> \/><br \/>To learn more about solar panels, check out our advice hub: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsave.energy\/solar-panels-advice?utm_source=youtube&#038;utm_medium=organicsocial&#038;utm_content=evcharging<br\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.sunsave.energy\/solar-panels-advice?utm_source=youtube&#038;utm_medium=organicsocial&#038;utm_content=evcharging<br<\/a> \/><br \/>And here you can sign up for Sunsave Plus: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsave.energy\/sunsave-plus?utm_source=youtube&#038;utm_medium=organicsocial&#038;utm_content=evcharging<br\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.sunsave.energy\/sunsave-plus?utm_source=youtube&#038;utm_medium=organicsocial&#038;utm_content=evcharging<br<\/a> \/><br \/>#evchargers #solarev #solarcharging #electriccarcharger <\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Sunsave UK Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 1008450) as a credit broker not a lender.<br \/>Subject to status, T&#038;Cs apply.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcd6 CHAPTERS \ud83d\udcd6 <\/p>\n<p>00:00 &#8211; Intro<br \/>00:49 &#8211; Public charging, private charging, and solar charging<br \/>01:41 &#8211; How does solar EV charging work?<br \/>03:19 &#8211; Can you use a standard 7kW EV charger with solar panels?<br \/>04:36 &#8211; The three main benefits of solar EV charging<br \/>05:47 &#8211; Introducing the UK\u2019s first solar subscription, Sunsave Plus<br \/>07:24 &#8211; How many solar panels do you need in order to power your EV?<br \/>09:14 &#8211; Charging your EV at nighttime<br \/>10:29 &#8211; How long does it take to charge your EV with solar panels?<br \/>11:30 &#8211; Outro<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>\u2600\ufe0f Stay connected with us! <\/p>\n<p>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sunsaveuk\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sunsaveuk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TikTok: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@<\/a>sunsaveuk<\/p>\n<p>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/sunsaveuk\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/sunsaveuk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sunsaveuk\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/x.com\/sunsaveuk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sunsave is a solar and battery installer based in the UK. We offer the UK\u2019s first solar subscription, which removes the upfront cost of solar entirely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>29% of EV drivers in the UK have solar panels, according to a survey by Zapmap in 2023 &#8211; which makes EV drivers six times more likely to have solar panels than the national average. The two technologies go hand in hand, which is why lots of adverts for solar chargers talk so enthusiastically about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8553,"featured_media":6193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14849,25965,25964,25963],"tags":[14841,25962,25961,25960],"class_list":["post-6192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evcharger","category-electriccarcharging","category-solarcharging","category-solarev","tag-evcharger","tag-electriccarcharging","tag-solarcharging","tag-solarev"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8553"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}