EV drivers warned 'they should have taken action yesterday'
Electric vehicle owners have been warned they should have made huge changes on Monday before the new Ofgem price hike hit today. The new cap takes effect on Tuesday October 1 taking bills from £1,568 to £1,717 a year - an increase of 10 per cent.
EV motorists have been told using the Intelligent Octopus Go tariff could see EV owners spend just seven pence per kilowatt hour (kWh) or an efficiency rate of four miles per kWh. The Octopus technology also comes equipped with dynamic charging.
This lets EVs to be charged at times when prices are at their lowest by connecting with the national grid in real-time. When charging a Volkswagen ID.Buzz with a 77kWh battery using an Ohme smart charger on a dynamic charger from zero per cent can cost as little as £5.39.
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David Watson, CEO of Ohme, said: "Ohme’s unique software and technology means that our chargers can access every energy tariff in the UK helping EV drivers to reduce their everyday running costs. Anyone driving an EV should find out if their electricity supplier offers a smart tariff for EV drivers.
"If not, they should consider switching to a supplier that does, to access those greater savings." Ohme is the official charger provider for the Volkswagen Group and Volvo Cars in both the UK and Ireland as well as Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai in the UK. Ohme has also been named as Best Chargepoint Manufacturer in the 2024 Irish EV Awards.
Ohme still remains committed to reduced travel costs for EV drivers, charging their cars at the smartest, cheapest and greenest times thanks to Ohme’s dynamic charging capability. That means those 108 miles from London to New York, Lincolnshire could cost you just £1.89.
Or how about the 205 miles from Newcastle to Bermuda (Bermuda, Warwickshire that is)? That would set you back just £3.59. Fancy a half term trip from Manchester to California? That’ll cost you just £4.60 for the 263 miles to California – in Norfolk.