Convenient EV Charging for your Business
The io6 by Ratio
Elevating our io5 design, the io6 brings corporate-grade efficiency to EV charging. Its seamless RFID integration ensures secure, personalised access for your team and clients
- Built for business
- 7.4kw / 22kw
- Made in the Netherlands
Easy installation
Solar compatible
3-Year Warranty
UK customer service team
RFID enabled
Charging that fits anywhere
The io6 is an OZEV grant approved compact workplace EV charging solution that demonstrates the beauty of simplicity. Designed and built in the Netherlands, the io6 utilises durable polycarbonate housing to stay impact resistant, UV protected, and flame retardant.
- Designed for quick installation and cable connections
- Built-in cable storage hub
- Visual LED charging indicator
The io6 puts you in full control of your charging experience. We’ve packed big ideas into one compact package, giving you a powerful OCPP 1.6 compliant charging solution that’s ready when you are.
Fully App Powered
The io6 connects to the cloud via Wi-Fi, an ethernet connection, or 4G and is fully controllable via the free Ratio App, allowing you to control and view every aspect of your business charging experience.
- Monitor charging performance
- Configure daily charging schedules
- Prevent unauthorised usage
- Fast Bluetooth commissioning
The io6 brings intelligence to your business charging, offering powerful features that makes charging your EV as simple as charging in your phone.
Integrated Solar Compatibility
The io6’s design allows for full integration with solar panels through the Ratio App and the optional io6 Sensor Box hardware, allowing for 32 io6s to be connected to the same supply and share the available power through dynamic load management.
- Monitor building energy supply and usage
- Minimise charging costs
- Maximise the use of your renewable energy
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Fully tested and approved for UK and EU markets, our range of EV charging cables and mobile chargers are ideal for when you’re at home, work, or on the road.
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io6 Sensor Box
32 io6s can be installed with no additional hardware to achieve static load balancing, for dynamic load balancing the Ratio io6 Sensor Box will be required.
Ratio For Business
Ratio for Business is our flexible back office for EV chargers. Support your business through saving energy, reducing costs, and even generating revenue. Data and payments can also be easily managed via a single software platform.
Learn MoreFrequently Asked Questions
Yes, the io6 can communicate with the company’s main site management platform allowing the business to view charging activity and keep track of costs and energy usage.
No, it is protected via the Ratio app. The app enables installers to commission the charger and provides end users comprehensive insights into their charger’s performance, charging history, and the EVs that have utilised the charger. It also prevents use by unauthorised parties and the ability to configure charging times each day, harness solar power for charging and the option to quickly override the timed charging sessions to instigate a quick top up when required.
A tethered EV charger cable is permanently attached to your charging unit whereas an untethered charger cable is kept loose and needs to be connected to the charging unit and the car to complete a charge. Ultimately, the best charger for depends on the individual preferences, requirements, and charging habits.
Slow
3 pin plug, up to a 16A commando (camping) socket. Max 3.7kWh, full charges an EV in circa 24 hours. Typically used as a failsafe for an EV driver just-in-case.
Fast Destination Charging
Ratio’s core marketplace. Single and three-phase, up to 32A (7.4kW and 22kW).
Rapid/Ultra Rapid
DC energy starting from 40kW to 350kW. Main use-case would be motorway services etc. when you need a charge in 20 minutes whilst getting a coffee.
EV load management is the ability to control how much energy an EV charger dispenses to a vehicle; controlling when electricity is used, where it goes and how much goes to each vehicle.
Load management ensures that each vehicle is charged as much as possible, without threatening the electricity grid, building infrastructure or risking high demand charges, by specifically addressing the even distribution of electrical loads within the power distribution system to maintain stability and prevent issues related to imbalances.
Static load management involves the installation of EV charging equipment on a dedicated power supply that has a known fixed power capacity. The EV chargers are designed to effectively manage this power supply by evenly distributing the load between them as more sockets are utilised. This can be done at Cloud level (using back-office software) or locally to the chargers using the Ratio Sense.
For example, a site that has 22kW available in total and 4 sockets; each charge point will receive the maximum power available i.e. 5.5kW for 4 vehicles, 7.3kW for three vehicles, 11kW for two vehicles.
Dynamic load management monitors the building’s energy supply and usage, calculating the power available and distributing it equally to the EV charger installation. As the building power consumption increases (heavy machinery being switched on or off for example), the additional dynamic load management hardware will increase or decrease the power available to the EV charger installation.
OZEV stands for the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles. It was previously known as OLEV the Office for Low Emission Vehicles. To be approved by OZEV for installation, all chargepoints must meet a minimum set of technical requirements.
There are various government OZEV grants for charging available, designed to encourage the uptake of EVs and to help businesses with the upfront costs associated with installing charge point equipment, as well as the infrastructure needed.
- Workplace Charging Scheme
- Chargepoint Grant for Renters or Flat Owners
- Chargepoint and Infrastructure Grants for Landlords
- Infrastructure Grant for Staff and Fleet Carparks
There are also government funds set up for councils with a pool of money set aside to enable councils to install chargers for public use either on-street or in charging hubs for example. Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) funding and On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) grants. These funds and grants will rely on the Charge Point Operator, often either a large business or being backed by investment, to fund a significant proportion of the installation (regularly up to 60%).
There are various government OZEV grants for workplace charging available
OCPP (Open Charge Point Protocol) is an open-source communication protocol that standardises the communication between EV charge points (CP) and charge point management systems (CPMS).
RFID stands for radio frequency identification. An RFID card lets you start a charge at a public charging point by tapping your card against a reader. The card contains unique data that is transmitted to the charging station, allowing it to identify the user and initiate the charging process.
Ratio utilises an innovative electric vehicle charge point management software, known as Fuuse, which allows for a flexible workplace EV charging platform. This system allows the business owner to decide whether to keep their charge points private for employees, or to be discoverable by members of the public. Fuuse offers multi-tariff options which means you can charge different rates for various user groups – for example, you may wish to offer EV charging to employees at no cost, whereas customers and visitors can be charged for their usage which will open a brand new revenue stream for the business.
Commercial installations may require 4G connectivity to keep the charger installation away from the building Wi-Fi network.
