EV drivers can get a year of charging for less than £130 with the help of dynamic smart charging, Ohme has highlighted.

Ohme is encouraging EV drivers to make even bigger savings by switching to a smart EV tariff

The standard variable tariff drops to 24.5p/kWh on 1 April, the lowest price in two years, delivering greater savings for EV drivers when charging at home.

While that will be welcome news for EV drivers keen to reduce their charging costs, Ohme is encouraging those same drivers to make even bigger savings by switching to a smart EV tariff.

“As more people are trying to lower their household bills, this reduction in the price of electricity will be welcome news for drivers of EVs,” said David Watson, Ohme CEO. “However, they could easily lower those bills further by finding out if their electricity supplier offers a special tariff for EV drivers. If not, then they should consider switching to an energy provider that does to enjoy even bigger savings of running an EV.”

Ohme’s dynamic smart chargers can connect with the grid in real time, automatically adjusting to optimise the cost of charging and accessing all the times of the smartest, greenest and lowest cost energy tariffs.

Charging on the new standard variable tariff in a typical EV for 6,800 miles of driving (the UK annual average) would cost £417.00, under Ohme’s calculations. On a smart EV tariff such as Intelligent Octopus Go however, the same mileage would cost just £127.50. The same distance in a petrol car would cost more than £1,100.

Ohme is the official charger provider for Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai in the UK, as well as Polestar and the Volkswagen Group in the UK and Ireland and customers on the Motability scheme.