How to choose a charging station for your EV
Planning a charging station for your home, business or town? Go through five questions and choose the right solution for your site, car, operation and budget.
Wall, column or fast DC?
First decide where the station will go and how fast you need to charge.
AC wallbox
The most common choice for a garage, carport or wall next to a parking space. 11 or 22 kW charges a car overnight.
AC column
Where there is no suitable wall: company, hotel and town car parks as well as driveways. Up to 2× 22 kW.
Fast DC charging
From 40 kW for fleets, service centres and short-stay parking. Always designed individually.
Cable or socket?
Every user has different habits and every station will be installed somewhere else.
Type 2 socket
- A clean and cheaper solution.
- Safer for publicly accessible stations.
- You carry the charging cable in your car.
Tethered cable
- The cable is always at hand, no need to look for it in the car.
- The connector is safely stored in the integrated holder.
- When not in use, the cable hangs neatly on the station.
For a station with a socket, choose a Type 2 charging cable.
One or two charging points?
How many cars will you charge at the same time? Do you have one EV or two? Are you considering a second one? And what about visitors who need to charge?
A single station charges one car. A double station charges two cars at once. It costs more than a single, but much less than two separate stations, so it is the more economical choice.
BASIC, SMART or PREMIUM?
At first glance they look the same. What matters is inside. We offer every station in our range in variants based on what it needs to do.
For homes without solar
- Charging up to 22 kW
- Main breaker protection via 0–10 V signal
- No metering or app
from CZK 14,900 excl. VAT
For homes with solar
- Own meter and dynamic load management
- Charging from surplus solar power
- Consumption metering and the IONT info app
- Modbus TCP for Home Assistant
- Meets NZÚ subsidy conditions
from CZK 21,900 excl. VAT
For companies, hotels and towns
- Billing-grade metering (MID)
- RFID card or tag authorisation
- Backend connection via OCPP
- AFIR version for public charging
from CZK 32,900 excl. VAT
Need something else? We customise stations from a single unit. See the detailed comparison on how to choose a wallbox and prices in our wallbox price list.
Home or business?
Charging at a company, hotel or restaurant needs different functions than a home garage.
At home, private
You do not need authorisation, but smart load management and solar charging are useful.
Home wallbox →At home, publicly accessible
Protect the station with authorisation so that strangers cannot charge.
Hotels and restaurants
Authorising individual users makes it easy to bill guests for consumption.
Stations for hotels →Companies and fleets
Daily charging of company cars requires accurate consumption data. Choose a station with an energy meter.
Business charging →Check the power on your car, not on a leaflet
Charging speed also depends on the car’s on-board charger. Our charging time calculator shows the real time for 80 models.
Charging time calculatorFrequently asked questions
What power should the charging station have?
Most EVs charge on AC at up to 11 kW, which fully charges the car overnight. 22 kW makes sense if the car supports it or you want to charge two cars at once. Fast DC charging from 40 kW pays off for fleets and short-stay parking.
Is a station with a cable or a socket better?
A socket is cheaper and safer for publicly accessible stations, but you carry the cable in your car. A tethered cable is always at hand and the connector is safely stored in its holder.
What is the difference between BASIC, SMART and PREMIUM?
BASIC is basic charging with breaker protection. SMART adds its own metering, dynamic load management, solar charging and the IONT info app. PREMIUM is for business and public use: billing-grade metering, RFID and OCPP.
Which variant do I need for a subsidy?
For the New Green Savings subsidy for family houses you need the SMART variant, which can meter consumption and charge from solar.
Who installs the station?
IONT tech develops and manufactures the stations. Installation, commissioning and inspection are carried out by certified IONT installation partners across the Czech Republic. After your enquiry we will put you in touch with a suitable partner.
Still not sure?
Get in touch. We will help you choose a station and connect you with a certified installation partner.