Home and work
Choosing a wallbox, charging without a driveway or making the most of solar panels. Everything for charging at home or at work.
The emergency cable in a normal wall socket: is it safe?
Your EV often comes with a cable for a normal wall socket. How much it really charges, why hours of charging carry risks, and when it can still work.
Chargers for your business: where to start
Installing charge points as an employer? Work out how much power you need, how load balancing helps and when a charger on your site adds little.
Charging at work and with a company car
Who pays when you drive electric for work? Charging at the company car park, charging at home with reimbursement, a worked example and what to agree up front.
Home charging: the best way to drive electric?
Everything about home charging with a wallbox: cost compared to public charging, the Flemish capacity tariff, solar charging, and how to choose a smart charge point.
Bidirectional charging: your car as a home battery
What V2L, V2H and V2G mean, what you can do with them today, a worked example with made-up prices and what to check before you spend any money on it.
Home battery and EV: a smart pair or double the work?
Got solar panels and an EV? Find out whether a home battery pays off, with worked examples, a step-by-step calculation and the cases where you should skip it.
Charging with solar panels: how to get sunshine into your car
How to get solar power into your EV: solar-aware wallboxes, the 6 amp minimum charging current, a worked example and what to do if you are out all day.
3.7, 7.4 or 11 kW: how much wallbox power do you need?
How many kW should your wallbox deliver? Worked examples, the role of your car and connection, and the effect on your quarter-hour peak.
How to choose a wallbox: what to look for
How do you choose a wallbox? Power, fixed cable or socket, smart or basic, load balancing, metering and installation: the questions that make the difference.
Charging at home in an apartment: how to go about it
A charge point in an apartment building: what to discuss with the manager, private or shared installation, how load management works and what to do without your own space.
Paal volgt wagen: how to request a street charger near your home
No driveway or garage? Here is how to request a public charger on your street, what you need to apply and why it pays to start early.
Driving electric without a driveway: how to sort your charging
No garage or driveway? How to charge daily using public chargers, work or fast chargers, with worked examples and the cases where it doesn't fit.