• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Monday July 8 2024
• Author Name: Peter Davison

Good Energy launches EV home charging tariff while sister company Zapmap flags new charging hubs

Renewable energy supplier Good Energy has launched a new tariff for customers charging their cars at home, while its sister company Zapmap has announced the installation of thousands of new charging hubs for motorists on the go.

The tariff offers a market-leading rate of just 7.4p per kWh for overnight charging during a five-hour window, ensuring EV drivers can charge up with 100 per cent renewable electricity at home.

The off-peak rate, accessible in a five-hour window between midnight and 5am, means customers can charge a standard-range Tesla Model Y from empty to 100 per cent for as little as £4.50.

The tariff also comes with a free premium subscription to Zapmap, the go-to app for EV drivers helping them to search, plan, and pay for public charging.

Nigel Pocklington, chief executive officer of Chippenham-based Good Energy and chair of Zapmap said: “As a major investor in the UK’s go-to EV charging app, a supplier of truly renewable electricity, and an EV charger installer, Good Energy is uniquely positioned to help EV drivers.

“This new tariff, together with the excellent additional features from Zapmap, is designed to make it as cost-effective and straightforward as possible to drive an electric vehicle.”

Meanwhile, Zapmap – the Bristol-based charge point mapping service – has published new statistics on public charge point installations in the first half of 2024.

The latest Zapmap figures, from the end of June 2024, show there are now more than 64,000 public charging devices available to EV drivers.

This is a net increase of 11,195 chargers over the last six months and represents overall year-on-year growth of 46 per cent.

In addition to an increase in the overall number of devices, the new figures from Zapmap show that the rate of charge point installation has increased in 2024.

In 2023, for example, an average of 1,387 charging devices were installed each month across the UK. In contrast, the first half of 2024 has seen this figure increase to 1,865 each month. As such, the rate of installation in 2024 has increased by around 34% when compared to 2023.

In terms of en-route charging provision for drivers undertaking longer journeys, the number of rapid and ultra-rapid chargers (50kW+) has increased by 49% since June 2023, and there are now over 12,551 of these types of chargers in the UK.

The new statistics also suggest that charge point operators are responding to rising demand for quicker charging stops while drivers are en-route to their destinations.

Melanie Shufflebotham, co-founder & COO at Zapmap, said: “The past six months have been extremely positive for public charging infrastructure in the UK – not least because more than 11,000 additional charge points are now available for electric car drivers across the country.

“For drivers who are looking to make the switch to electric, but are not quite sure yet, they need to have the confidence that the public charging network is there for them, particularly on longer journeys.

“That’s why it is fantastic to see such progress in en-route charging as well as in the rollout of so many, highly visible, charging hubs.

“Our mission at Zapmap is to make charging simple for EV drivers when they are out and about, and the continued growth of the public charging network makes this task much easier.”

Good Energy recently invested a further £1.7 million in Zapmap, bringing its total investment to £7.5 million since 2019.