Octopus Energy offers UK electric vehicle drivers unlimited smart charging for £30 monthly

Octopus Energy is offering UK electric vehicle drivers unlimited smart charging for just £30 a month. The Intelligent Drive Pack is tailored for drivers on a standard Octopus electricity tariff. It makes affordable and straightforward EV charging more accessible than ever with no smart tariff or home battery needed.

Octopus customers need a functioning smart meter and one of nearly 280 compatible EV brands and chargers installed at their residence to get the deal. The £30 subscription covers smart charging for one electric car, typically overnight. Customers can select a 'ready by' time between 4-11am and benefit from the greenest energy possible at a fixed low price.

Customers wishing to charge during unscheduled hours can utilise a boost function on their app to charge at their regular home energy rate not included in the £30 monthly fee.

With Intelligent Drive Pack, drivers pay two fifths (41%) of what petrol car owners usually spend each month (based on 2023 average mileage of a UK driver of 7,600 miles and average price for fuel).

The launch is part of Octopus' broader mission to make the transition to electric driving an obvious choice, offering a fair, flexible solution for all types of drivers.

Rebecca Dibb-Simkin, Chief Product Officer at Octopus Energy, said: "You can't even get a nice meal out at a restaurant for £30 anymore but you can get a whole month's worth of driving!

"Intelligent Drive Pack is a completely new way to save perfect for drivers who want predictability, flexibility and great value rolled into one. It's another step towards making electric cars the obvious choice for everyone."

Octopus' original smart EV tariff, Intelligent Octopus Go, has over 260,000 customers who benefit from six hours of super cheap, green charging overnight all managed automatically by Octopus. It's already one of the cheapest ways to power an EV.

Octopus offers Intelligent Octopus Go in six other countries where it supplies energy Italy, France, Spain, Germany, New Zealand and the U.S. with plans to expand the tariff elsewhere in the near future.

Customers who are already on the Intelligent Octopus Go tariff can carry on as usual nothing changes, and it still offers fantastic value. Intelligent Drive Pack is simply another option for EV drivers looking for low-cost, hassle-free charging on their terms.

Customers who want to sign up to Intelligent Drive Pack can do so here.