What is a 'wallbox'?

The price of wall-box charging stations depends on the model. The cheapest ones cost between 525 euros and the most expensive ones cost 1.200 euros.

La energy transition that has developed from here to some is motivating a industrial and consumer revolution. However, one of the big unknowns is the charging system of the cars of the future. This is where the 'wall-box' make their appearance: charging points for vehicles Plug-in hybrids and fully electric anchored to the wall of private garages. The arrival of electrified vehicles and their corresponding loading zones will cause a installation of all homes in the medium term.

'Wall-box': private charging points in garages

La mobility of the future will begin to take hold in society over the next decade. The goals? To develop non-polluting vehicles and give greater weight on renewable energies. This will be a great step for the automotive sector, but also for the industrial and energy sectors. For this reason, the appearance of charging stations 'wall-box' provides and will provide a Greater independence for users.

But what are these products? Called specific electric vehicle power supply system (SAVE), these are installed in the garage walls, whether private or community. The cargo units supply corrients alternative (single-phase or three-phase) coming from of the house. Through the Using a cable and its corresponding connector, we can load our vehicle plug-in hybrid or fully electric.

The 'wall-boxes' have the plug, different protections (to avoid possible shocks to the user or power surges in the car); energy meters; time programmers; connection cables; specific connectors (such as CHAdeMO, J connector, Mennekes or Schuko) and security systems (to control the use of charging stations).

Prices vary depending on the model.

Before buying a 'wall-box' charging point, we should consider that type of connection install of our vehicle. Once this mystery is resolved, it will depend entirely on the type of installation that our home has, contracted service and type of security (to activate the station). In addition, it will also depend on the 'wall-box' model that the user has acquired.

Currently we can find different producing companies of these domestic charging points. Among them, the following stand out: Schneider, ABB, EVBox, Mennekes and Wallbox. The choice of your products will depend entirely on our needs. However, and depending on the brand, The model may vary the final price. In this way, we can find 'wall-box' from 529 euros to almost 2.000 euros. Below we list the sections to take into account:

• Connector type which will accompany our charging point: type 1 or type 2.
• CEE CETAC and/or Schuko socket.
• Types of phases that allow the 'wall-box': monophasic phase (230V) and phase three-phase (400V).
• La power of these chargers: these have intensities that are going from 6A to 16A, 20A and 32A.