Andersen A2 EV Charger Review: British Design Comes to Yorkshire

Most home EV chargers are functional plastic boxes. They get the job done, they connect to an app, they charge your car overnight — and visually, they fade into the background of your home. The Andersen A2 is the exception. Designed and manufactured in the UK, the A2 is built around a single defining feature: every cable, plug and tail stores inside the unit when not in use, leaving a clean, minimal cabinet on the wall in one of 13 standard colour options — plus optional Accoya wood front panels.

Premier Electrical Renewables is an Andersen-approved installer, meaning we are authorised to fit, commission and warrant the A2 across Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. This guide explains what makes the A2 different, who it suits, and how it compares to the other premium chargers we install — Zappi, Tesla Wall Connector, Ohme Home Pro, and Hypervolt Home 3 Pro.

What the A2 Actually Is

The Andersen A2 is a premium tethered home charge point available in both single-phase (7kW) and three-phase (22kW) configurations. What separates it from every other charger on the UK market is the industrial design, the hidden cable system, and the way it integrates into the front elevation of a home.

The cabinet is a powder-coated metal enclosure with a hinged front fascia. Inside, the tethered Type 2 cable is wrapped around an internal storage drum and fed out through a small aperture at the bottom. When fully retracted, the front shows nothing but the fascia — no hanging cable, no exposed plug, no rubber holster. From the road, the charger reads as a flush panel rather than a piece of equipment.

Andersen offers 13 standard colour options plus optional Accoya wood front panels. All fascias are user-swappable, so the charger can be re-styled if you redecorate. Cable options include 5.5m standard, 8.5m for single-phase, or 6.5m for three-phase.

Please note: the A2 does not include the convenience lighting feature — that is the Andersen A3 model.

How It Compares to Zappi, Tesla, Ohme and Hypervolt

We install all five of these chargers and recommend each to different customers. Here is how the A2 fits into the lineup:

• Andersen A2 — Best for kerb appeal and architectural integration. Period homes, conservation areas, premium new-builds. From £1,199 hardware.
• myenergi Zappi — Best for solar surplus diversion. The most mature solar-integrated charger on the UK market. From £1,100 installed.
• Tesla Wall Connector — Best for Tesla drivers. Native vehicle integration, Powerwall ecosystem. From £1,050 installed.
• Ohme Home Pro — Best for smart-tariff savings. Native Octopus Intelligent Go integration. From £950 installed.
• Hypervolt Home 3 Pro — Best for build quality and award-winning aesthetics. IP66, IK10, Made in Britain. From £1,000 installed.

The A2 is the only charger designed primarily around how it looks on the front of a home. On every other axis — solar diversion, smart-tariff integration, build quality — it is competitive with the best. If aesthetics matter as much as function, the A2 is the only realistic choice. If aesthetics are secondary, one of the other chargers will save you money.

Solar Integration and Smart Tariffs

The A2 supports solar surplus diversion via a CT clamp installed in your consumer unit. The Andersen EV App reads real-time grid import/export from the clamp and automatically adjusts charging speed to match available solar surplus — the same principle as the Zappi's ECO+ mode. Three CT clamp modes are available: Solar Basic (whole-property load and generation), Adaptive Fuse (prevents main fuse trips during charging), and Solar Advanced (monitors generation only for pure surplus charging). We install the CT clamp at the same time as the charger.

On the smart-tariff side, the A2 integrates with Octopus Go, Intelligent Octopus, OVO Charge Anytime, EDF GoElectric and E.ON Drive — schedule charging to coincide with sub-10p/kWh windows automatically via the Andersen EV App. For customers on Intelligent Octopus, we would still give the edge to the Ohme Home Pro for the full 6-hour cheap-rate window, but the A2's tariff support is solid.

Why We Are an Andersen-Approved Installer

Andersen runs a deliberately small approved installer network across the UK. Approval requires NICEIC accreditation, completion of Andersen's installer training programme, and a track record of premium domestic EV charger installations. Each install is registered directly with Andersen for warranty and post-install support.

The A2 fills a genuine gap in our charger range. We had four excellent functional chargers — Zappi, Tesla, Ohme, Hypervolt — but none aimed primarily at customers for whom kerb appeal is non-negotiable. Period properties in Wetherby and Harrogate, conservation-area homes around York, premium new-builds across Leeds and Manchester — these are markets where the visual of the charger genuinely affects the customer's decision.

Installation in Yorkshire and Greater Manchester

We install the Andersen A2 across our full service area — Leeds, Wakefield, York, Harrogate, Sheffield, Bradford, Huddersfield, Doncaster, Barnsley, Hull, Manchester, Bolton, Wigan and all surrounding postcodes. Standard installation includes electrical survey, dedicated 32A radial circuit from your consumer unit, OZEV-compliant earthing, commissioning to Andersen's specification, registration of your warranty, and walkthrough of the Andersen EV App.

Most installs complete in a single day. Where the consumer unit needs upgrading or the cable run is unusually long, we quote any additional work transparently up front.

Who the A2 Is For

The Andersen A2 is for homeowners who:

• Live in a period property, conservation area, or premium new-build where the front elevation matters
• Want a charger that visibly upgrades the kerb appeal of their driveway
• Care about UK manufacturing and direct UK technical support
• Want hidden cable storage so the unit looks clean when not in use
• Need 22kW three-phase charging or a longer 8.5m cable run

If your priority is the lowest cost per mile (Ohme), the deepest solar integration (Zappi), or seamless Tesla ecosystem integration (Tesla Wall Connector), one of those will serve you better. If the look of the charger on your home matters, the A2 is the only realistic choice — and we are an Andersen-approved installer for it.

Get a Quote for an Andersen A2

We provide free, no-obligation quotes for the Andersen A2 across all Yorkshire and Greater Manchester postcodes within 35 miles of our base. Quotes include the charger, all electrical work, OZEV-compliant earthing, commissioning, and Andersen warranty registration. Most installs complete within 2–3 weeks of quote acceptance.