Charge Anytime
The UK's cheapest home EV charging
Add Charge Anytime to any OVO plan for free – and save over £500 a year1 when you smart charge your EV from home.
Not with OVO? You can still check your compatibility before you switch.
Next generation EV charging
Unlike others, we let you smart charge your EV at a lower rate of 7p per kWh, any time you like, day or night. The clue’s in the name.
If you need your car in a hurry, you can override your smart charging schedule with the Charge Now function. You'll be charged at your standard home electricity rate when you're not smart charging.
Next generation EV charging
Unlike others, we let you smart charge your EV at a lower rate of 7p per kWh, any time you like, day or night. The clue’s in the name.
If you need your car in a hurry, you can override your smart charging schedule with the Charge Now function. You'll be charged at your standard home electricity rate when you're not smart charging.
Cheaper EV charging
- Charge for 7p per kWh any time you smart charge your EV
- That’s under 3p a mile – around 75% less than the price of petrol2
- In a rush? Override your smart charging schedule and charge at your standard home electricity rate
You’re in the driving seat
- You set the time you need your car charged – our smart tech does the rest
- Add Charge Anytime to your energy plan, plug in, and start saving
- Manage everything in your app
Go greener with smarter tech
- Your EV is always charged when the grid is greenest – within the time you’ve set3
- You’ll get insights on your charging habits and savings in the app
- All at your fingertips, whenever you want it
Who can get Charge Anytime?
To start saving with Charge Anytime you need to have:
A compatible EV or charger4, a smart meter, and an OVO account.
If you're an OVO customer, simply log in to your account to check if your set-up is compatible.
And if you're not with OVO, you can still find out if your set-up is compatible – before you switch.
Either way, you'll get an answer straight away!
Who can get Charge Anytime?
To start saving with Charge Anytime you need to have:
A compatible EV or charger4, a smart meter, and an OVO account.
If you're an OVO customer, simply log in to your account to check if your set-up is compatible.
And if you're not with OVO, you can still find out if your set-up is compatible – before you switch.
Either way, you'll get an answer straight away!
How Charge Anytime works
The clever tech behind our app means you always charge your car at the greenest times when you smart charge. You also get personalised insights into your charging habits, and see how much money you're saving with Charge Anytime credits. All managed through our handy app. Here's how:
Opt in to smart charging
Just connect your EV or charger with your OVO account and opt in for EV smart charging.
Set your EV to charge
Choose when you want your EV charged, and we'll work out the greenest time to charge.
See credit in your account
We add Charge Anytime credit to your bill each month, so your bill always reflects our smart charging rate of 7p per kWh.
Working towards a greener, smarter future
We’re really excited about Charge Anytime. It's all part of our wider plan to put less pressure on the planet, and on your wallet.
But it’s still super fresh out of the box. So if you spot any potential improvements, or any glitches, let us know. We’ll do our best to sort them for you as quickly as we can. And we're always happy to listen to your questions and ideas too.
Why not check to see if your set-up is compatible – whether you're an OVO customer or not.
Working towards a greener, smarter future
We’re really excited about Charge Anytime. It's all part of our wider plan to put less pressure on the planet, and on your wallet.
But it’s still super fresh out of the box. So if you spot any potential improvements, or any glitches, let us know. We’ll do our best to sort them for you as quickly as we can. And we're always happy to listen to your questions and ideas too.
Why not check to see if your set-up is compatible – whether you're an OVO customer or not.
Get £500 off an electric vehicle at heycar
Plus £50 credit into your energy account when you add Charge Anytime. That's over 2,000 miles – free!
Selected vehicles only. Terms and eligibility criteria exist.
Get £500 off an electric vehicle at heycar
Plus £50 credit into your energy account when you add Charge Anytime. That's over 2,000 miles – free!
Selected vehicles only. Terms and eligibility criteria exist.
Charge Anytime: questions and answers
Smart charging is when you charge your EV at home. The smart bit comes from our intelligent tech making sure your vehicle is charged when the grid is greenest, within the time you need it charged by. You set this time through the app.
Smart charging with Charge Anytime unlocks the cheaper charging rate of 7p per kWh. It helps move the UK energy system towards a smarter, greener way of using energy. If more people use energy when the grid is greener, together we can rely less on fossil fuels to keep power flowing at peak times.
If you’re switching to OVO and would like to add Charge Anytime to your plan, you’ll need to wait until your energy supply and online account is fully set up. This could take up to 4 to 6 weeks.
Once you’re all set up, head over to the Offers section in your online account and select Charge Anytime.
At the end of the month, we work out how much energy you've used to smart charge your EV. We'll use this info to credit your account in the first week of the following month. So that your smart charging rate reflects our 7p per kWh rate.
For example:
The Charge Anytime rate is 7p a kWh. And let's say your standard electricity rate is 26p a kWh.
We’ll credit you 19p for each kWh you’ve used to smart charge your EV. To make your smart charging rate 7p.
This means if you use 100 kWh of energy smart charging your EV, you’ll get £19 in credit back on your bill.
It’ll appear on your monthly OVO energy bill under the heading ‘Charge Anytime Credit’. We apply this credit to your account in the first week of every month.
The credit shown on your bill will be for the electricity you’ve used for smart charging your EV the previous month. So, in the first week of September, we’ll apply your credit for August, and so on.
You can override your smart charging schedule at any time. This will let you top-up quickly when you need to, at your standard home electricity rate.
The next time you charge, you’ll automatically go back to your smart charging schedule.
At the moment, the only way we can work out charging with solar panels is if you have an Indra Smart Pro Charger.4 We install these chargers, so they come compatible with Charge Anytime.
Charge Anytime only tells us how much electricity you’ve used from the grid. So if your home has solar panels it’s harder to work this out – because some of the electricity may come from your solar panels, and some from the grid.
But we’re looking into how solar panels could work with Charge Anytime. So if you’d like to take part in our research, please email [email protected]. We want to get Charge Anytime to as many people as possible!
Can't find what you need?
We've gathered together some other commonly asked questions on our Q&A page, so you can quickly get the answers you need.
Important to know
For full details about Charge Anytime, read through our full terms and conditions.
- Actual sum is £513. When you add Charge Anytime to your plan, your home energy rate will stay the same, but the energy consumed by your EV will be charged at an effective rate of 7p per kWh when EV smart charging (thanks to payment of your Charge Anytime charging credit). The £513 saving is based on an average Charge Anytime customer using 2700kWh a year to charge their EV using the Charge Anytime add-on. The Charge Anytime rate on 01/11/2023 is 7p per kWh for Charge Anytime charging compared to the UK average SVT rate of 26p per kWh. Actual savings will vary depending on vehicle efficiency, driving style, EV charging usage and the cost per kWh of your standard home electricity tariff.
- This saving claim has been calculated by comparing the 'Tesla Model 3 Standard Range RWD: 145 – 305 miles' doing the UK average of 7,000 miles with Charge Anytime with a smart charging rate of 7p per kWh versus the 'BMW 3 Series with a 820 Mile Range and 13 Gallon Tank' doing 7,000 miles using petrol where the price per litre is £1.48. The 'Tesla Model 3 Standard Range RWD: 145 – 305 miles' equates to 2.56p per mile. Whilst the 'BMW 3 Series 820 Mile Range, 13 Gallon Tank' equates to 10.70 per mile. Resulting in a 78.5% difference.
- Our smart tech aims to charge your car when the grid has more renewable energy in it, within the time you’ve set. Meaning it’s less likely your EV will be charged by energy from fossil fuels.
- Please note, if you have an Indra charger, you'll lose the lock functionality when you add Charge Anytime. We're working with Indra to make the lock function compatible by early next year.