How this site works
Who gets your request and how our figures are worked out.
Free, no obligation. One registered electrician prices a charger, not five.
How it works
We work out what charging your car at home costs on your tariff, against petrol and diesel. When you send the check, we pass your answers to one registered electrician who fits home chargers in your county. They price a charger and deal with you directly.
Who gets your request
One electrician, not a list, registered to do electrical work and covering your county. Nothing is agreed until you accept their written price.
How our figures are worked out
Each car's real-world energy use, plus a tenth for charging losses, times unit rates that include VAT. Standing charges are left out. Petrol and diesel are at recent average pump prices. It's a guide: your bill has your own rates.
Get in touch
Email hello@homecarcharger.ie. If something on the site is wrong, tell us and we'll fix it. For anything about your data, privacy@homecarcharger.ie.
What will charging cost you?
Four quick taps. You see your yearly cost at home, the cost per 100 km and the saving against petrol and diesel. Your number is only asked for at the end, if you want a price.
A Tesla Model Y doing 15,000 km a year on a night rate: about €407 a year at home, against about €1,783 for a petrol car.
How this is worked out
The energy is your car's real-world use per km, plus a tenth for what's lost while charging. The unit rates include VAT: a standard 24-hour rate of 34.38c a kWh, a night rate of 15.42c, and an EV tariff's cheap window at 8.84c. Standing charges are left out. Petrol and diesel are at pump prices of about €1.98 and €2.15 a litre. It's a guide to plan with; your own bill has your rates.
Home Car Chargers guides & price breakdowns
Straight answers to what people ask most: itemised costs, specifications, planning or grants, and what to check before you book.
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Home Car Chargers across all 26 counties
Requests from all 26 counties go to one vetted local specialist who covers your county — from Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick to Kildare, Meath, Wicklow, Waterford and Donegal. Pick your county below for local prices, specifications and advice.
What will yours cost?
Four taps to your yearly cost at home and the saving on petrol. Then, if you want, one registered electrician who fits home chargers in your county rings with a price for a charger.