Comparison site for EV or TOU tariffs

Pat38493

As per subject - is there any comparison site that works with EV or TOU tariffs?

Compare the market has a flag for it but it doesn't seem to work - it says there are no tariffs available when I know of at least a few.  

Uswitch doesn't even have a flag for it.

Keep_pedalling

Too complicated for them, but if you know the sort of milage you are going to be doing it should not be too difficult to work out what is best for you. The smart charging tariffs where the energy supplier controls the session, such as Intelligent Octopus Go, only work with certain cars and charging points.

What EV and charge point do you have / are you getting? 

Pat38493

Keep_pedalling said:

Too complicated for them, but if you know the sort of milage you are going to be doing it should not be too difficult to work out what is best for you. The smart charging tariffs where the energy supplier controls the session, such as Intelligent Octopus Go, only work with certain cars and charging points.

What EV and charge point do you have / are you getting? 

I already have an EV and a PHEV and I am on Octopus Go right now (have been on Octopus Agile for some of last year too).

Yes I am aware of IOG - currently we have a Hyundai Kona (not compatible with IOG), BP Pulse charge, Volvo XC60 PHEV.  

I use the Octopus Compare app and our best Octopus tariff (at least over this winter) was Go.

I understand that they might not be able to have an accurate figure but it would be nice to at least have a list of which suppliers have TOU or EV tariffs so you could know which supplier need to be examined manually.

Come to think of it - is it really that complicated?  If you were able to input how many EV, PHEV you have in the house and roughly how many miles each car does per year, this would be enough to give a rough indication - sure it wouldn't be totally accurate but it's better than nothing.

matt_drummer

Pat38493 said:

  If you were able to input how many EV, PHEV you have in the house and roughly how many miles each car does per year, this would be enough to give a rough indication - sure it wouldn't be totally accurate but it's better than nothing.

Not for some people!

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6582688/my-cheap-energy-club-result-is-always-rubbish/p1

MattMattMattUK

Pat38493 said:

Come to think of it - is it really that complicated?  If you were able to input how many EV, PHEV you have in the house and roughly how many miles each car does per year, this would be enough to give a rough indication - sure it wouldn't be totally accurate but it's better than nothing.

Not hugely, one could create a spreadsheet to work out the figures in less than five minutes. However the comparison sites have to be more accurate than "better than nothing", so whilst a 5-10% variance might be totally fine for a consumer if they do it themselves, for the comparison site that would be well outside of what would be acceptable. 

Keep_pedalling

There is a list of EV tariffs here.

https://www.gocompare.com/gas-and-electricity/ev-tariff-comparison/

I think Hyundai and Kia used to be on the compatible list but the coms between Octopus and the EV would sometimes flatten the 12v battery so you would have a bricked car in the morning so they were removed. 

OVO’s charge anytime is an interesting one as it is an add on rather service rather that a tariff in its own right. Your Kona is on their trial list of EVs.

https://www.ovoenergy.com/electric-cars/charge-anytime-cars-and-chargers