Which wallbox from German KfW list?

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Hi all,

I am also planning the installation of a Wallbox and want to integrate it into HomeAssistant (probably, also using EVCC).

Currently, these are my favored Wallboxes:

  • go-eCharge
  • easee
  • Heidelberg HomeEco
  • Zappi
    The solution would be, to charge the car mostly throught Solar Power when possible - and if not charging should be done with a provider like aWattar or Tibber.

go-eCharge and easee Wallbox do have their own HomeAssistant integration - so probably, for just managing them it would not be required to use EVCC…
But could also be used and managed throught EVCC.

Tibber is partner with easee (the wallbox would be a bit cheaper if you are a tibber customer)
aWattar is partner with go-eCharge

Heidelberg HomeEco is supported by EVCC but no parter of any of the Energy Providers.

Zappi isn’t supported by EVCC and no parter of the given Providers - but it seems that it can be highly customized with additional components.
I’ve also found some guides how to integrate Zappi into HomeAssistant.

All of the mentioned Wallboxes - except of Zappi are listed in the top 4 places in the test from:

Heidelberg HomeEco (with a shorter cable) will also be found on position 10 in this test…

  • but Heidelberg HomeEco is the top1 in the Test from ADAC (Test 2019) …

None of the Wallboxes have been tested in the latest test from ADAC this year.

I really have troubles in finding the right Wallbox … it seems, that only zappi would require some more effort, since it is currently not supported by EVCC.

So my top Ranking:

  1. easee Wallbox
    Pro: HA Integration
    Pro: EVCC Supported
    Pro: Rank 2 in Test ▶WALLBOX-TEST 2021 ⇒ Die besten E-Auto Ladestationen im Test
    Pro: Style

  2. go-eCharge
    Pro: HA Integration
    Pro: EVCC Supported
    Pro: Rank 3 in Test ▶WALLBOX-TEST 2021 ⇒ Die besten E-Auto Ladestationen im Test
    Con: Style

  3. Heidelberg HomeEco
    Pro: EVCC Supported
    Pro: Rank 4 and 10 in Test ▶WALLBOX-TEST 2021 ⇒ Die besten E-Auto Ladestationen im Test
    Pro: Style
    Neutral: HA Integration missing

  4. zappi
    Pro: Rank 1 in Test ▶WALLBOX-TEST 2021 ⇒ Die besten E-Auto Ladestationen im Test
    Con: Not EVCC Supported
    Con: HA Integration missing, but manually possible (complexity?)
    Neutral: Style