A new initiative aimed at saving electric vehicle (EV) drivers on domestic charging costs has been launched by energy firm ScottishPower.
The firm’s EV Optimise add-on allows customers to opt into smart charging their vehicle at their home at a time when the demand on the UK’s power network is low, which will result in savings to their electricity bill.
ScottishPower’s customer business currently has more than 10,000 existing EV customers and has installed over 4,000 home chargers so far as demand for low carbon transport grows.
EV Optimise works as an add-on to an existing eligible ScottishPower tariff, benefiting customers with a monthly credit to their electricity bill, when they allow ScottishPower to remotely manage their car charging at home.
EV Optimise allows customers to charge their EV for as little as 2p per mile, which is currently around 6x cheaper than the price of petrol.
Using the ScottishPower app, drivers can set when they need the car charged by, and how much charge is needed. ScottishPower will then remotely connect to the EV and schedule charging based on when energy is cheapest and greenest. The savings from these smart charging sessions is then credited back the customer’s electricity bill.
Andy Mouat, Head of Smart Mobility at ScottishPower, said:
“We want to make the transition to EVs as easy as possible, and make sure that our customers can continue to benefit from owning or leasing a low-carbon vehicle.
“Through EV Optimise, customers can opt in, plug in, and let us take care of the rest. We’ll make sure that we’re charging at the cheapest and greenest times, and pass savings back to our customers.
“Not only are our EV-driving customers lowering their bills and their own carbon footprint, but they’re also helping us to support the UK’s decarbonisation journey too.”
Image courtesy of ScottishPower
