Pod Point home chargers: Solo 3 and the domestic range

Pod Point is one of the UK's most-installed home charger brands, and its current domestic product is the Solo 3, sold most widely as the Solo 3S. A Solo 3S home charger costs from £999 to install¹, with a tethered version carrying a 5m cable at £1,049². The charger is available with charging rates of 3.6kW, 7.4kW and 22kW³, works with all plug-in vehicle brands and all energy suppliers⁴, and connects over home Wi-Fi or a SIM router with a 3G or 4G SIM¹. Since August 2025 the company has been a wholly owned subsidiary of EDF⁵, and in May 2025 it rebranded from Pod Point to Pod, launching the Pod Drive subscription at £40 a month with a £99 upfront cost⁶.

For a household thinking about energy independence, a home charger is a piece of infrastructure you own on your wall, but the Solo 3's smart features depend on Pod Point's servers, its app and an internet connection. The warranty even excludes failures of the product to communicate with the company's servers⁷. This page sets out the range, the prices, the connectivity and what the company behind it can and cannot promise.

Pod Point's parent company and the implications for customers

Pod Point was founded in 2009 and was for a period listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker "PODP"⁸. That chapter closed in 2025: EDF, through its British subsidiary EDF Energy Customers Ltd, completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Pod Point Group Holdings PLC in August 2025, and the company described itself at that point as "a wholly owned subsidiary of EDF" and "a privately held company following delisting"⁵. EDF had already held a 53% stake at the time its buyout offer was recommended in June 2025⁵.

The same year brought a rebrand. In May 2025 the business evolved into Pod, shifting its focus from selling chargers to providing charging services, while Pod Point chargers retained their product branding⁶. In May 2026 Pod acquired EO Charging, a fleet and depot-charging specialist that had entered administration in April 2026, a deal the company says cements its position as the largest EV charging services provider in the UK⁹.

For a buyer, ownership by a major energy supplier cuts two ways. It gives the brand the backing of EDF, and it ties the charger ecosystem into EDF's EV tariffs, such as Pod Point Plug & Power. But it also means the charger, the app and the tariff proposition are increasingly part of one supplier's commercial strategy. A household that buys the charger outright keeps the hardware whatever happens to its energy supplier relationship; a household on the subscription model has a continuing financial relationship with the company.

Home chargers from Pod Point: the Solo 3 and alternatives

The Solo 3 is the core domestic product, and the Solo 3S is the version most buyers encounter. It is Wi-Fi enabled with a host of smart features, OZEV approved, and fully compliant with the government's latest smart charging regulations¹⁰. Pod Point describes it as compatible with all plug-in electric vehicles¹⁰, and the company states broadly that its chargers are compatible with all electric vehicle brands and all energy suppliers⁴.

Around the Solo 3 sit several ways of acquiring it. The outright purchase route gives a charger you own. The Pod Drive subscription, launched with the May 2025 rebrand, includes a Solo 3S charger, installation, a lifetime warranty and a 48-hour service level agreement for a £40 monthly subscription, with the upfront cost cut from £1,249 to £99⁶. Pod Drive also pays cashback on "smart-charged" miles at 2.3p per mile, up to 7,500 miles a year, the equivalent of over £170⁶. An independent review of charging subscriptions puts installing a Pod Solo 3S through Pod Drive at £99, or £49 through a special deal for Nissan EV buyers¹¹.

There is also an accessible option in the domestic charge point context: an Energy Saving Trust case study notes that with an accessible option available, one driver was able to complete her setup quickly². For a household weighing the choice between buying and subscribing, the trade is straightforward: the subscription removes most of the upfront cost and adds a lifetime warranty and a service guarantee, but it creates a permanent monthly payment and a continuing dependence on the company staying in business and honouring its terms.

Solo 3 output levels and whether to choose a cable or untethered unit

The Solo 3 is available with models offering charging rates of either 3.6kW, 7.4kW and 22kW³. The 7.4kW rating is the one most UK homes use, matching a single-phase supply; the 22kW model needs a three-phase supply, which most domestic properties do not have. An independent listing gives the Solo 3S a maximum charging speed of 7.0kW². The datasheet specifies an input of 240 to 400 VAC at 50Hz³.

The connector choice is between tethered and untethered. The untethered version works with both Type 1 and Type 2 connectors, so it suits households with more than one car or a change of vehicle in prospect². The tethered version comes with a 5m cable permanently attached, at £1,049 against £999 for the untethered unit². The Solo 3 Home datasheet lists a Mennekes Type 2 socket with a statutory locking mechanism, and Type 1 (SAE J1772) and Type 2 (IEC 62196-2) connectors among its supported types³.

The trade-off is the same as for any charger: a tethered unit is ready to plug into without handling a cable, but its cable suits only cars with that connector type; a socketed unit needs a cable in the boot but covers any current or future EV. More on the general choice is in our guide to tethered vs untethered chargers, and charging times by power rating are covered in EV charging speeds and times.

Total price of the Solo 3 with fitting included

The headline price is from £999 to install for a Solo 3S¹. The independent listing gives the same figure for the untethered unit and £1,049 for the tethered version with a 5m cable². A maker press release from August 2025 quotes a 7kW Solo 3S tethered unit at £1,149⁵, and EDF's costs guidance says installing a home charge point starts from around £849 with Pod Point, with a £499 upfront option where the rest of the cost is spread over a two-year fixed tariff¹². These figures differ because they come from different offers and configurations; the £999 figure is the standard installed price, and the others reflect promotions, tariff bundles or different cable options. VAT treatment is not stated in these figures, so they should be read as quoted prices.

A standard installation can be completed in as little as 2 hours¹³. What counts as standard matters: the warranty excludes faults caused by parts of your existing installation or electricity system, including consumer units, breakers, cables or an existing solar PV system⁷, so remedial electrical work is priced separately from the fitting itself. Our guide to home EV charge point installation covers what the process involves, and the full cost picture across brands is in how much a home EV charge point costs.

On grant support, the position for most homeowners is that there is no open national grant for a home charger; the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme has closed, and current schemes target renters, flat owners, landlords and on-street parking, covered in our pages on the electric vehicle chargepoint grant and the cross-pavement charging grant. Pod Point also runs its own discounts, including an exclusive discount on a Solo 3S for full-time students¹³.

Staying connected: wireless options, mobile data and the app

Pod Point's installation requirements list a Wi-Fi connection at your property or a SIM router with a 3G or 4G SIM for its home chargers¹. The Solo 3 Home datasheet specifies IEEE 802.11bgn Wi-Fi, supporting WEP, WPA, WPA2 or open network security, with secure HTTPS data encryption³. Smart charging is controlled through the Pod Home app¹, and the Solo 3S offers charge scheduling and Solar and Grid modes through the app, though the charger also works without it and charges whenever a car is plugged in¹³.

The warranty terms are worth reading closely on this point. They exclude:

• "the Products failing to be connected to and communicating with our servers over either Wi-Fi or a 3G, 4G or 5G mobile network (if the Product is 3G/4G/5G enabled)"⁷

In plain terms, the company does not guarantee connectivity, only the hardware. If a home's broadband drops or the local mobile signal is weak, the charger should still charge the car when plugged in, but scheduling, monitoring and remote control will not work until the connection returns. This is the dependence a smart charger creates: the hardware is on your wall, but its intelligence runs through the manufacturer's servers and app. The wider picture, including what the regulations require of smart chargers, is in EV charger apps, Wi-Fi, 4G and firmware and the smart charge point regulations.

Using solar panels and timing charges to suit your energy deal

The Solo 3S includes solar integration, allowing users to charge their cars exclusively with excess solar power or with a mixture of solar and grid energy through its solar charging modes¹⁴. Pod Point describes its solar compatible charger as working automatically with solar panels whether you have them now or get them installed in the future¹³. Setup runs through the app: once the charger is paired with your account, you activate Solar charging mode to configure the settings¹⁴.

The behaviour differs by mode. When charging using Charge Scheduling or Charge Now, the charger will use available solar energy alongside a larger top-up from the National Grid to reach the charger's maximum charging rate¹⁴. Charging exclusively from surplus solar is the mode that matters for independence, and it is covered in more depth in charging an EV from solar panels and solar vs grid charging.

On tariffs, the charger itself is compatible with all energy suppliers⁴, and Pod Drive works with any energy provider⁶. Pod Drive's smart charging meets a target charge level by a specified time, the customer pays their energy bill as usual, and Pod pays cashback on smart-charged miles at 2.3p per mile, up to 7,500 miles a year⁶. EDF's own figures suggest a 20-mile commute for as little as 37p with the Solo 3S on its tariff setup¹². How EV tariffs work generally, and how they change the economics of home charging, is set out in EV energy tariffs.

The firm behind the product: size, certifications and customer care

Pod Point Limited is registered in England, company number 06851754, at 222 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8HB⁴. The company states it has 300,000+ customers on board, has powered 6 billion+ miles, and has been charging the UK since 2009, with 17 years of experience and 21,000+ 5-star reviews⁴. It is rated "Excellent" on Trustpilot¹⁶ and describes its customer support team as available 24/7¹⁶. As a business it acts as a credit broker, not a lender, introducing customers to Klarna Bank, and is an appointed representative of Product Partnerships Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority⁴.

On accreditation, Which? Trusted Traders awarded Pod Point a Trusted Trader Approved Service for its end-to-end installation service in September 2023, making it the first EV charging company to receive the endorsement⁸. The company continues to cite the accreditation for its end-to-end solution and customer-focused service¹⁰. Official guidance on trusted payment schemes notes that traders can be found through schemes including Buy with Confidence, TrustMark and Trusted Traders Scotland¹⁷.

One episode in the company's history is worth knowing. In 2021, Which? reported a security flaw in Pod Point's app that may have put up to 140,000 app users' data at risk. Pod Point engaged a cyber security firm to "carry out extensive penetration and mobile testing to identify and resolve any security issues", stated that "All issues identified by 6point6 have been resolved", and Which? found no one marketing stolen Pod Point data for sale on open or dark web markets¹⁷. The episode predates the EDF acquisition and the current product generation, but it illustrates the data exposure that comes with any app-connected charger, a subject covered in EV charger cybersecurity, data and remote control.

For warranty and complaints, the domestic warranty statement runs from May 2025 to June 2026⁷. A claim must be reported to the Pod support team, either by completing the contact support form at help.pod-point.com or by calling +44 (0)20 7247 4144⁷. The warranty is governed by the laws of England⁷. Where a complaint cannot be resolved with the trader directly, HETAS operates a consumer complaints process: you complete a complaints questionnaire, which it reviews in detail before responding with the next steps¹⁸. Warranty terms and aftercare across brands are compared in EV charge point warranties.