finding an energy supplier for 3 pin PHEV

mickey1954

I am struggling to find a supplier for my PHEV, I have a smart meter, a 3pin charger that links to the app and can schedule the charging time for say, midnight to 5am, but all suppliers seem to only geared for full EV cars or for me to have them install another charger, again, assuming i have a full EV?

kingstreet

3 pin as in a normal plug, otherwise known as a granny charger? Can't Octopus Go accommodate that? AFAIK only Intelligent Go requires the installation of an EVCP.

Keep_pedalling

kingstreet said:

3 pin as in a normal plug, otherwise known as a granny charger? Can't Octopus Go accommodate that? AFAIK only Intelligent Go requires the installation of an EVCP.

Yes. https://octopus.energy/policies/smart-tariffs-terms-and-condition/#:~:text=2.1.3%20Octopus%20Go%20is,their%20home%20that%20we%20supply.

Oscarmax

mickey1954 said:

I am struggling to find a supplier for my PHEV, I have a smart meter, a 3pin charger that links to the app and can schedule the charging time for say, midnight to 5am, but all suppliers seem to only geared for full EV cars or for me to have them install another charger, again, assuming i have a full EV?

We are on Octopus Go you only need a PHEV or EV to sign up, there is no requirement to have a dedicated EV charger. Octopus Go 0.30 - 05.30 your granny charger  2.4 kWh for 5hours =0.208 days 12 kWh

QrizB

I am with Octopus and had Go without a dedicated EV charging wallbox. I had one fitted this year and am now on Intelligent Go.

Octopus have a referral scheme so ask friends and family for a code and you'll both get £50 off your bills.

FreeBear

Oscarmax said:

mickey1954 said:

I am struggling to find a supplier for my PHEV, I have a smart meter, a 3pin charger that links to the app and can schedule the charging time for say, midnight to 5am, but all suppliers seem to only geared for full EV cars or for me to have them install another charger, again, assuming i have a full EV?

We are on Octopus Go you only need a PHEV or EV to sign up, there is no requirement to have a dedicated EV charger. Octopus Go 0.30 - 05.30 your granny charger  2.4 kWh for 5hours =0.208 days 12 kWh

Sis has a Renault PHEV that she'll plug in to my wall charger from time to time. Despite the charger being able to deliver 7.2kW, the car will only ever charge at ~3.2kW. At home, using the granny charger doesn't take much longer.

Rather than paying £500 or more for a wall charger plus another £600 for fitting, I'd suggest a charger with an industrial plug (commando) and a wall socket to suit unless you have plans to get a full EV in the future.

Also do your sums - Octopus Go is 8.5p & 27.1p for me. Compare that to 25.77p for SVR - If the kWh used to charge the car is the bulk of your monthly usage, then an EV tariff makes sense. For me, where the charger only accounts for 6% of my annual consumption, it isn't worth it.