UK heat pump manufacturer Octopus Energy has launched its first home EV charger, Octopus Charge.
Plugged into the Octopus EV tariff - Intelligent Octopus Go - the new charger can power EVs for as little as 2p per mile.
Octopus says that, combined with its Drive Pack tariff, customers can unlock unlimited charging for just £30 a month.
For solar panel customers, Octopus Charge can power their EVs with any surplus solar electricity, turning free, home-grown electricity into miles on the road.
The first 100 customers using Intelligent Octopus Go or Intelligent Drive Pack can get 5,000 miles of free driving – enough to get from Land’s End to John o’ Groats and back again with miles to spare.
Octopus Charge links up with the Octopus Energy app and its tech platform Kraken, charging automatically when electricity is at its cheapest. Customers have to set a charging time and amount, and the smart tech does the rest.
Octopus Charge has built-in 4G and a charging cable holster designed to fit in tight spaces on the driveway, in the garage or on the street.
The new charger launches with smart integration with Intelligent Octopus Go, with other smart tariff integration to follow.
Rebecca Dibb-Simkin, chief product officer at Octopus Energy, commented: “Charging at home is already better than queueing up at the petrol station – and now we’ve made it even simpler.
“Octopus Energy was the first energy company to launch a smart tariff, an EV tariff, an export tariff, and our very own heat pump. We're delighted to add Octopus Charge to our stable, initially designed to work seamlessly with Intelligent Octopus Go, and with other features to follow shortly.”
Octopus Charge will initially be exclusively available for customers of Octopus’ EV leasing business, Octopus Electric Vehicles, before being launched to all Octopus Energy customers in August.
