Pod Point chargers can integrate with solar panels – and we will be adding solar settings to the Pod Home app in the next few months.

The energy generated from solar panels feeds into the mains supply, which you can then use to supplement the energy needed to charge your EV.

However, you can’t charge your EV exclusively with this energy with Pod Point chargers, as they can’t automatically reduce their in-built charging rates to match the energy generated by the solar panels.

Even if you could, you would likely end up with a much slower charging rate than what the charger provides. For example, if you have a 7kW or faster home charger, you would be limited to the solar array’s maximum rate, which is ~4kW in perfect conditions.

Also, it’s worth remembering that solar panels only generate energy when there’s daylight. So if you charge your EV after sunset (which is very common, especially in the UK in the darker months) your car cannot use solar energy directly.