DriveElectric is launching additional new cost-saving features to expand the benefits of its salary sacrifice scheme for EDF’s SME business customers.

The scheme enables employees of EDF’s business customers to save up to 40% on the cost of a brand-new electric vehicle

The new scheme launched in summer 2023 and enables employees of EDF’s business customers to save up to 40% on the cost of a brand-new electric vehicle compared to personal lease by exchanging part of their salary.

DriveElectric is now lowering the cost of driving an electric vehicle further by including the option of a Pod Point home charger, a lower-cost electricity tariff and 5,000 miles of free electricity upon purchase.

The Pod Point 7kW Solo 3 home charger, which won the What Car? ‘Best Home EV Charger 2023’ award, can be included in the sacrifice offer from £14 per month including standard installation. The Solo 3 offers EV drivers the ability to charge their vehicles up to three times faster than a standard three-pin plug while benefiting from the charger’s in-built safety features.

Customers can also benefit from lower cost electricity prices by accessing Pod Point’s Exclusive EV tariff. Powered by EDF, it gives customers access to one of the cheapest tariffs in the UK for both their EV and their home. The zero-carbon tariff offers customers an off-peak rate of 8.49p per kilowatt hour between the hours of midnight and 5am – during which drivers can schedule their EV to charge.

The Pod Point tariff, combined with a competitive daytime rate, provides customers with one of the cheapest overall EV tariffs based on typical usage. Pod Point’s charge scheduling function also allows drivers to take advantage of EDF’s off-peak EV domestic tariff. In addition, customers will receive 5,000 miles of free electricity, via a credit into their EDF account.

Adam Kemp, director of partnerships at DriveElectric, said: “Including an EV charger, an exclusive low-cost and zero-carbon electricity tariff and 5,000 miles of free energy in our salary sacrifice scheme for EDF’s business customers now makes it an even more compelling offer. EVs have lower running costs than petrol and diesel cars anyway, and this new salary sacrifice package reduces these costs even further.”

Richard Hughes, director of retail at EDF, added: “At EDF, we are passionate about helping all our customers save cash and carbon. By teaming up with DriveElectric and Pod Point, we are thrilled that the employees of our SME customers can now benefit from 5,000 free miles of electricity when they lease an EV through DriveElectric’s Salary Sacrifice package, giving them significant savings. This initiative continues our mission to support drivers in their journey towards electric motoring, helping them to reduce their carbon footprint, and help the nation reach net zero.”