Octopus Energy has launched a new solution offering drivers unlimited smart EV charging for £30 a month.

The £30 subscription covers smart charging for one electric car scheduled by Octopus, usually overnigh

Intelligent Drive Pack is a bolt-on solution designed for drivers on a standard Octopus electricity tariff and set up to enable cheap and easy EV charging without a smart tariff.

All customers need is a working smart meter and one of almost 280 compatible EV brands and chargers installed at home.

The £30 subscription covers smart charging for one electric car scheduled by Octopus, usually overnight. Customers can choose a ‘ready by’ time between 4-11am and benefit from the “greenest energy possible” at a fixed low price.

Customers who want to charge during unscheduled hours can use a boost function on their app to charge at their normal home energy rate – not included in the £30 monthly fee.

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

Intelligent Drive Pack is offered alongside Octopus’ original smart EV tariff, Intelligent Octopus Go, which is now used by over 260,000 customers who get six hours of smart charging overnight – all managed automatically by Octopus and designed to deliver one of the cheapest ways to power an EV.

Rebecca Dibb-Simkin, chief product officer at Octopus Energy, said: “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.”