- EDF offers existing and new customers £300 credit off a charger/tariff bundle
Electric car owners can now snap up a home charger deal worth almost two years’ free driving.
EDF energy is offering customers – new or existing – £300 if they sign up its Pod Point Plug & Power home charger and tariff bundle.
The £300 credit received is worth around 12,000 miles of electric driving – nearly 24 months of hitting the road for free.
In addition to this discount, the savings made from charging an electric car at home can massively cut the cost of running a car.
Charging at home already makes EVs cheaper to fuel per mile than petrol cars, but adopting smart charging, which the Pod Point charger offers, can boost home charging saving to more than £1,300 a year, a new study shows.
Rich Hughes, director of retail at EDF, said: ‘By spreading the cost of a charger over two years, we already make it easier for customers to manage typically high upfront costs.
‘Now, with an additional £300 back upon signing up, the costs are even lower.’
An EDF offer will give EV owners £300 towards the cost of a home charger and tariff in a bid to help more people switch to zero emissions driving
The offer includes a Pod Point Solo 3S charger, for a lower upfront cost of £499 (RRP £1,099), with the remaining cost of the charger spread over two years and integrated into the tariff.
The tariff, priced at £1,383 for electricity only, comes with cheaper overnight electricity at 8.49p per kWh from 12am to 5am for both driver’s cars and homes.
How do I sign up to the deal?
Customers need to visit EDF’s website, and once signed up, EDF will forward details onto Pod Point so they can buy the Solo 3S EV charger from £499.
Once customers have purchased their charger and booked an installation date, EDF will apply the £300 credit to their account within 30 days.
The Solo 3S comes with standard installation included and a five-year warranty.
The Pod Point app also lets users manage their home charging from their phone. The offer ends on 31 January 2025.
Do I need to be on a specific energy tariff?
The offer includes a Pod Point Solo 3S charger, for a lower upfront cost of £499 (RRP £1,099), with the remaining cost of the charger spread over 2 years and integrated into the tariff
No, but customers must have a smart meter and be opted into half hourly meter readings to be eligible.
Better deals if you don’t need a charger…
If you already have a home charger installed, there are tariffs out there that undercut EDF.
These are supplied by E.on, Ovo, British Gas and Scottish Power.
How much can I save by getting a home charger installed?
A couple who do 80% of their EV charging at home and travel 10,000 miles a year spend just £660 charging their EV, vs an ICE driver who spends £1,430 on fuel a year
A recent study by home charger provider Andersen EV found that by using a smart charger, drivers of a typical EV could end up paying just £18 to do 1,000 miles per month – far cheaper than the £128 cost of refuelling a petrol car.
Another study, this time by charge point mapping service ZapMap found that a typical couple who do 80 per cent of their EV charging at home and travel 10,000 miles a year spend just £660 on charging, compared to an ICE driver who spends £1,430 on fuel a year.
