How do people charge their T8 XC90s at home

[alirauf04]

Hi all

New to the forum although I bought my PHEV T8 xc90 last December (second hand). I have unfortunately not managed to set up a way to charge my car at home. The car came with a type2 to type2 charging cable which I’ve used probably a handful of times only at charge points when out and about.

Setting up a system to charge at home seems fraught with a few issues.

Firstly, type 2 to 3 pin cables are not cheap (in the region of £200). I also got a quote from an electrician for installing an external socket and he quoted me around £300 just for the labour as it’s not an easy run from our fuse board (under the stairs) to the front of the house. Again, seems very steep!

Using an extension cord isn’t a great option either, from an electrical safety point of view or given that charging over night would been leaving the front door or a window open to allow the cord to run from the car to an internal socket, and this obviously isn’t ideal either.

The pod point charger is another option, with the government grant that would cost around £400 including the charge point, and compared to the overall cost above, this actually doesn’t seem too bad. Has anyone gone with this option?

Just wondered what setup others have, and how they went about installing everything.

Thanks

Ali