Originally unveiled in May this year, SolarEdge’s new EV charger – ONE – has arrived on our shores and is on its way to Australian distributors.
SolarEdge ONE Vs. Home EV Charger: What’s The Difference?
The SolarEdge ONE supersedes the company’s first stand-alone model, the Home.
Aside from a new look, one of the stand-out differences is the SolarEdge ONE EV Charger supports both single-phase and three-phase connections, with automatic switching built-in; whereas the Home only supports single-phase. The ONE also offers OCPP 1.6J support and has a built-in meter, which the Home doesn’t.
SolarEdge says that with snap-on wall mounting and multiple cable entry points (top, back and bottom), installation of the ONE is faster, simpler and more flexible.
SolarEdge ONE EV Charger Specifications
- Model: SE-EVN22SE0-01
- Single- and three-phase configurable (up to 7.4kW or 22kW)
- Auto-switching for surplus solar charging
- Load balancing
- Smart scheduling
- Built-in meter
- Snap-on wall mount
- IP 54 rated (indoor, outdoor)
- Socket or tethered (with cable lock option)
- Supports OCPP, wireless comms, mobile app control
- Seamless integration with the full SolarEdge ecosystem
- Dimensions: 13 × 23.5 × 23cm
- Weight: 1.8 kilograms
- Operating temperature: -30C to +50C
- 3-year product warranty
There’s also a Pro version (SE-EVN22SEM-01) with a few extra bells and buzzers (RFID, MID, LTE, ISO 15118) geared towards C&I applications.
A full datasheet is available here.
What’s The SolarEdge ONE Cost?
On the pricing side of things, I’ve seen it listed for $1,265.00 on one vendor’s site. While it’s not the cheapest device around, it’s not the most expensive and if that price is accurate, it appears to be cheaper than the Home. As for the cost of installing an EV charger, it can be as little as a few hundred dollars, but most people will pay $1,000 – $1,500 for installation.
With regard to warranty, the ONE only having a 3-year warranty isn’t great when you consider the company offers 12 years on its inverters. But SolarEdge isn’t alone there — quite a few manufacturers have settled on 3 years and some even less. Perhaps as more of this gear is in use for longer, manufacturers will grow more confident in the durability of their devices and start beefing up warranties; as has happened over the years with solar panels and inverters.
SolarEdge said earlier this week it is now shipping all backorders and distributor stock orders. On a related note, last month the company announced the first international exports of U.S.-made residential solar technology were being shipped — and the first destination country was Australia. However, SolarEdge didn’t state what products they were and the ONE datasheet doesn’t mention manufacturing country of origin. As far as I know, the Home was manufactured in China.
As for its predecessor, SolarEdge Home EV Charger reviews here on SolarQuotes have been a little mixed. Some buyers have reported issues with surplus solar charging, and a Tesla-related issue that appears to have since been addressed.
Australians now have many home EV charging choices to suit a wide range of budgets and requirements. To compare pricing and specifications of a bunch of models along with everything you need to know about topping up at home, see our home EV charger guide.
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I wonder how many people would be concerned about “U.S.-made residential solar technology were being shipped — and the first destination country was Australia”?
I certainly would consider all the alternatives before a product from the USA.
You mention not being able to determine which Solar Edge products are being imported from the USA. Maybe this is a good reason to avoid all Solar Edge products?
Hi Matt,
A lot of people simply avoid Solar Edge because they’re headquartered in Israel.
And installers have had enough of the lacklustre warranty support.
As I understand it, the more serious ethical question for SolarEdge (more serious than being HQed in Israel) is the location of manufacturing facilities and a solar farm on Palestinian West Bank land contrary to UN resolutions. That is, participation in illegal Israeli settler expansion.
A broad statement of a lot of people, and I could say the same of a lot of people stating ‘Chinese owned’ etc etc. as for warranty in Aus, I have never had a problem with claims if needed, but it also helps if you have a top quality installer such as ‘Springers’ here in Brisbane. All solar providers similar to SE have a FB page dedicated to people pissed at their product, even the top 3 have bad reviews if you look. I for one have had minor problems with SE and I have a full ecosystem of it… I like them… a lot based on performance experience and warranty support in Brisbane. I have even had a dedicated SE specialist come fix my battery when it kept stalling. Works like a treat all day every day.
Hi Nathan,
SolarEdge have long been viewed in the industry as either the best thing since sliced bread or; the red headed stepchild of complexity.
Installers love them or hate them.
The people I’ve talked to, both customers and installers, increasingly fall into the latter category.
Your mileage may vary. The SE manager for Queensland certainly is a good proactive & effective representative.
However I understand the recently resigned NSW manager is sorely missed and the SA rep is a myth, he’s never answered or called me back.
Thing is if you don’t like SE, labour cost to remove optimisers & install a different system basically writes off the whole install.
small economy, sophisticated user base. Australians are prolific uptakers of new technology, fridge, tv, uwave etc. Once the cobbers have ironed out the faults, the product is shipped to the US and EU markets safe in the knowledge it is going to work. SE is an Israeli company.
Is there anything that definitively rules in or out future bidi capability via an update?
It’s a NexBlue Edge with a Solar Edge logo on it
Does anyone have any intelligence on whether and when SolarEdge might come through with a bidi offering?
I was really hoping that Solaredge would release the 2023 discussed DC EV Charger. I know that it has bidi capability, but I am more interested in the capability to charge direct from my PV at DC voltages as I have a lot of PV on the roof and could make better use by direct charging the EV at 400VDC.
I see this EV Charger as a stop gap until DC EV Charger is available, though the advertised cost of that charger might make it untenable.
I think they have not released it due to the continued Aus government red tape on bidi chargers. It’s been over a year and it’s still not resolved. Not sure why the old one wasn’t any good, but my SE charger works great, but as stated it was only single phase.
What surprises me is that SolarEdge have mentioned multiple times that their ONE EV Charger will be bi-directional, but I can’t see this mentioned anywhere on their website, data sheet, or brochure.
Have they walked away from this feature or am I missing something?