Home Charging Tariffs
Contents
- The best EV tariffs
- Deals involving EV tariffs, chargers, vehicle manufacturers, and public charging
- Considerations
The best EV tariffs
The best home electricity tariffs for EV drivers either reward you for plugging in at night or act as "add-ons" where EV charging is charged at a separate rate to the rest of your electricity. Either way, you can benefit from EV charging at less than 10p/kWh. This compares with the Ofgem price cap of 26p/kWh and public charging tariffs, with the Zapmap Price Index for slow/fast charging at 52p/kWh.
MoneySavingExpert and the Electric Car Guide have good information on home charging tariffs. Competition between suppliers is strong, so they tend to publish their tariffs far and wide, and change fairly often.
| Tariffs with low off-peak rates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supplier | Tariff name | Off-peak rate (p/kWh) | Average Peak rate (p/kWh) (*regional variation) |
Off-peak hours |
| E.on | Next Drive Smart | 6.5 | 27.1 | 12am-6am |
| Next Drive | 7.5 | 28.36 | 12am-6am | |
| Good Energy | EV tariff | 6.6 | 30.07 | 12am-5am |
| Octopus | Intelligent Octopus Go | 7 | 29.00 | 11.30pm-5.30am |
| Octopus Go | 8.5 | 28.57 | 12.30am-5.30am | |
| Utility Warehouse | EV Tariff | 7-8.5 (depending on number of services with provider) |
31.74 | 12am-5am |
| Scottish Power | EV Saver | 7.2 | 28.91 | 12am-5am |
| British Gas | EV Tariff | 7.9 | 29.79 | 12am-5am |
| Ecotricity | EV Tariff | 8 | 30.78 | 12am-5am |
| EDF | GoElectric | 9 | 26.98 | 12am-5am |
| Evolve | 16.35 (10p less than peak) |
26.35 | 12am-5am | |
| Fuse | EV Tariff | 15.66 | 20.88 | Five hours between 9pm and 7am, determined automatically |
| Add-on tariffs that apply anytime, but only to EV charging | ||||
| Supplier | Tariff name | EV charging rate (p/kWh) | ||
| Octopus | Power Pack (vehicle-to-grid) | Free | ||
| Scottish Power | EV Optimise | 9 | ||
| Ovo | Charge Anytime | 14 (from 4 November 2025) |
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Deals involving EV tariffs, chargers, vehicle manufacturers, and public charging
Because energy suppliers are keen for your custom, they often work with partners to give perks. Sometimes signing onto an energy tariff gets you the perk, while other times a certain tariff is itself a perk of buying a certain kind of vehicle or chargepoint. Keep your eye out for this sort of thing, but if you a making a big purchase like a car or a chargepoint, remember that home tariffs are so low that a free mileage or energy allowance may only end up saving you £200 or so.
- Until 28 October 2025, British Gas and Centrica's stablemate home charger company Hive offer 2,290kWh free if you install a Hive charger and use a British gas tariff.
- Good Energy's EV tariff includes a subscription to Zapmap premium, while E.ON Next customers get a free 1 year subscription to Zoom EV.
- Octopus offer the Power Pack Bundle: a BYD Dolphin on lease, a home charger, and home charging up to 4000 kWh per year are all included for a monthly price which depends on the lease length and your mileage.
- Pod offer Pod Drive: a home charger and home charging up to 7,500 miles per year for £40/month.
- Ford offer the Ford Power Promise: a free home charger and £217 energy credit in association with Octopus Intelligent Go.
Considerations
Smart meters and smart chargers
The best EV tariffs are with smart meters, and are even better when paired with smart chargers that ensure charging only takes place during cheap hours.Look at the whole cost of your energy usage, not just the EV tariffs
There's no point paying 7p/kWh on your EV charging if you find the rest of your electricity costs so much more to outweigh your savings. That said, if you begin a time-of-use tariff to charge your EV, you can also benefit from running your dishwasher and washing machine overnight on a timer.
For customers on EDF's EV tariff, 43% of all electricity consumption is off-peak (12am-5am, GoElectric FAQ 2). This is how you win by maxing out on off-peak electricity even if you pay more for peak electricity. It also shows just how much energy cars consume!
Vehicle to grid
While we only know of one vehicle-to-grid tariff available at present, these tariffs will reduce overall costs by selling energy back to the grid.
Our Vehicle-to-Grid page has more information on how vehicle to grid works and its benefits for decarbonisation.