No driveway? No problem. Scaling up the EV revolution with the Hover

What if switching to an electric vehicle (EV) wasn’t just a choice for those with driveways?

At E.ON, we’re tackling one of the biggest barriers to mass EV adoption — how millions of households without off-street parking can confidently, and safely, charge their vehicles at home.

Here’s the challenge: up to 40% of UK homes, or around 11 million households, lack private parking. That’s a significant hurdle in a country aiming to end sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2035. Without a practical way to charge at home, many people are hesitant to swap their petrol or diesel vehicles for an EV.

And it’s not just about convenience. Depending on your tariff, off-peak home charging can be seven times cheaper than public chargers (especially when paired with one of our innovative or overnight tariffs). Added to that, technologies like Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), which allow EV owners to use the batteries in their cars to help power their homes or feed energy back into the grid, aren’t accessible without reliable home setups. This is a challenge we need to solve at a national level or risk millions of people being left behind as we transition to greener transport and smarter, more sustainable homes.

That’s one of the reasons why we’ve introduced the EV Hover — a sleek, 180-degree swivel arm which attaches to the front of a house at height and can swing out over the footpath with the charging cable floating above pedestrians and ready for connection to the car.

The EV Hover is perfect for terraced streets or other homes where a traditional EV charger model isn’t feasible.

This technology is currently in its pilot phase with the first install at one of our colleague’s homes. His setup is already proving that innovation can charge ahead — even in the tightest of spaces.

By unlocking charging opportunities for millions, the Hover has the potential to accelerate EV adoption nationwide.

The UK has around 41 million licensed vehicles, but only 1.3 million of these are EVs. If we want to shift vehicle owners to electric, we need solutions like the Hover. It’s not just about solving today’s problems but creating an infrastructure for tomorrow. Imagine a future where EV owners across the country — regardless of their postcode — can tap into V2G capabilities, storing green energy and supporting the grid, all while saving on energy bills.

With the EV Hover, we’re not only giving people the tools they need to make the switch — we’re helping accelerate the UK’s energy transition.

The potential is huge

The road ahead is ambitious, but the opportunity is enormous. Over the coming months, we’ll continue testing the installation of EV Hover charger arms in real-world settings. If these trials prove successful, we hope to move into a broader pilot phase, bringing us one step closer to making home charging accessible to even more people across the UK.