The Best Home EV Chargers In 2026 Are Made By Battery Manufacturers

With full EVs accounting for more than one in five cars sold in July 2026, home EV chargers are selling like hot cakes.

To find out which chargers the experts trust, we asked our network of installers a simple question:

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Can You Charge An EV In Three Hours Of Free Power?

Two EVs charging in a driveway with an EV charger on the garage.

Solar Sharer plans featuring free daytime electricity can be great value for EV owners – but there’s a catch. To make the most of the offer, you need a dedicated home charger set to run during the free hours. If you use a regular wall socket and try to guess the timing, you’ll barely cover your commute, and your bill will stay about the same. Here’s how to get it right.

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Amber Pulls The Plug On Charge HQ

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Amber is shutting down Charge HQ, just 18 months after acquiring one of Australia’s best-known solar EV charging services.

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EV Charging In The Rain: Here’s How To Do It Right

corroded EV charger plug
Water and electricity don’t mix, but puddles are appearing in all sorts of places right now.

Can we keep rainwater out of EV charging plugs? Yes, but not without some attention to detail. [Read more…]

Charging As A Service: How Apartments Can Plug Into EV Savings

EV charging in an apartment

Australia’s push to expand EV charging in apartment buildings has received a boost, with ARENA awarding $1.51 million for a lower-cost charging-as-a-service rollout across strata apartment buildings.
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So You’ve Bought Another EV – Do You Need Another Charger?

As the petrol crisis encourages more and more Australians to go electric, we’re increasingly seeing the rise of the two+ EV household. So how do you go about charging two cars?

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Instead Of Paying For Petrol, Profit From An EV Charger

As Australians switch over to electric vehicles amid the petrol price surge, they might not just save money on fuel – they could share the use of their EV charger for profit.

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Petrol Price Spike Drives Australians To EVs

Petrol prices and electrification

Rising petrol prices, driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East, are hitting Australians hard at the petrol pump and renewing concerns about the country’s reliance on imported fossil fuels.

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EV Charger Cable Theft In Australia: Evie Fights Back

Evie Networks charger cable theft.

EV charger cable theft, rampant overseas, is starting to make its presence felt more among Australian charging network providers. Evie Networks is taking action. [Read more…]

EV Travellers Need More Than Just Fast Charging


You might say Adelaide to Sydney via Renmark, Hay and Gundagai is a bit of a journey.

So can you do it these days with an EV? I think the answer is yes, certainly.

However there’s also room for improvement to take electric road tripping from just possible to being a most pleasant experience.

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