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Also home charging with this, all ok off a normal socket?
Yes and no.
Best to install an EV charger if you have off-street parking.
You can run from a socket, but I melted mine... so buyer beware on that. There's a few posts about it earlier in this thread, and electricians I spoke to basically warned against doing this long-term as things are rated for peak load based on assumption of it being a spike/temporary load rather than a continuous load. That is, rating a home circuit, socket and plug for 13A (3KwH) expects only the use of a 3-bar heater (with thermostat), kettle or toaster... all of which only peak for 5 minutes at a time so things cool between peaks. But a Hybrid EV is going to be at peak for 2-5 hours. You can change plug sockets to cater for this, i.e. get rid of fancy aesthetic ones and go to the MK standard... but in reality, only use the granny lead for emergency top-ups rather than regular top-ups, never do it unattended, and if you have off-street parking get a charger installed as soon as you can, it will absolutely be worth it.
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We’ve just got a plug in hybrid, the standard cable with it is a 3 pin plug, for out and about charging, how do I work out what’s the best cable?
Also home charging with this, all ok off a normal socket?
Finally across pavement parking best solutions?