Charging Your EV at Home

How to charge your electric car smartly, safely and affordably

Charging your electric vehicle at home is the quickest way to total convenience: you leave every morning with a full battery, without detours to a public charging point. In this blog, we explain step-by-step how home charging works, what choices you’ll need to make, how to save money with dynamic energy tariffs and solar power, and when public chargers are still useful. We focus on what actually matters in practice, so you can set up home charging for your electric car the right way from day one.

Why home charging for electric cars is so popular

Home charging means control, comfort and often lower costs. Your car charges exactly when you want: overnight, during the day using solar energy, or automatically during the cheapest hourly rates. With our app, you set departure times and charging limits, and the charger plans the smartest moment.
Especially if you have solar power or use dynamic tariffs, charging your electric car at home is usually cheaper than relying on public charging stations.

What do you need to charge at home?

• A suitable charging point (wall-mounted or pole-mounted) for your EV
• The right electrical connection (single-phase or three-phase) and a suitable charging capacity
• Dynamic load balancing to prevent overloading your household installation
• A smart app to manage planning, costs and charging preferences
• Optional: integration with solar power and dynamic energy tariffs

Because BlueBird Power builds both the hardware and software as one integrated ecosystem, everything works together seamlessly—from the charging point on your wall to the app in your hand. You benefit from stability and updates today, while being prepared for next-generation features such as bidirectional charging as soon as your EV supports it.

Single-phase or three-phase: what suits your electric car?

Single-phase: ideal if you drive fewer kilometres; your EV recharges steadily, especially overnight.
Three-phase: higher power and faster charging—useful if you drive a lot or often want a quick top-up.

Whichever connection you have, dynamic load balancing ensures you use your available capacity optimally. Turn on the stove or heat pump? Your home charger temporarily lowers its power. When capacity becomes available again, your EV automatically switches back to a higher charging speed. This keeps charging safe, efficient and prevents your grid connection from needing an unnecessary upgrade.

Charging via a household socket (220V) vs. a dedicated home charger

You can charge your electric car at home using a standard household socket (220V), but it’s not ideal for daily use. Charging is slow, can heavily load the circuit, and lacks essential features like load balancing, kWh tracking and smart scheduling. It also carries safety risks.

A dedicated home charger is designed for long, safe charging sessions: faster, more stable and better protected. You can also connect it to your smart meter and app, so charging automatically happens at the most optimal times.

Smart savings with dynamic tariffs and solar energy

If you use dynamic energy tariffs, the price per kWh changes hourly—or even every 15 minutes. Our app automatically plans charging sessions when prices are low, making home charging extremely cost-efficient.

If you have solar panels, you can configure home charging to run purely on your own solar energy. With True Solar control, the charger measures your real-time generation and consumption and adjusts charging power accordingly—letting you literally drive on sunshine.
Want to know more? Read our guide on charging your EV with your own solar panels.

Public charging stations

Public chargers and fast chargers remain valuable even if you have a home charger. When travelling or when you need an unexpected quick charge, public charging points are a useful addition.
For most daily driving, home charging remains the most convenient and cheapest option; public chargers complement this when you're on the road or at destinations.

Expertise you can rely on

At BlueBird Power we design, test and manage the entire ecosystem—from hardware and embedded software to cloud and app. This means fast updates, tight integration and solutions proven in real-world use. With this experience, we help you charge your electric car at home in a way that is safe, flexible and future-proof, without unnecessary complexity.
Want to learn more about our approach? Read about us.