DriveElectric has added new features to its salary sacrifice scheme for EDF’s SME business customers. The scheme now includes a Pod Point home charger, a lower cost electricity tariff, and 5,000 miles of free electricity upon purchase. The Pod Point 7kW Solo 3 home charger, awarded ‘Best Home EV Charger 2023’ by What Car?, can be included from £14 per month, with standard installation. The Solo 3 can charge EVs up to 3x faster than a standard 3-pin plug and has in-built safety features. The scheme already offers savings of up to 40% on EV costs.
- DriveElectric’s salary sacrifice scheme for EDF’s SME customers now includes the option of a Pod Point home charger, a lower cost electricity tariff, and 5,000 miles of free electricity
Pod Point’s EV tariff, powered by EDF, offers customers one of the cheapest rates in the UK for home and EV usage. The zero carbon off-peak rate of 8.49p per kilowatt hour between midnight and 5am allows customers to schedule their EV charging. With the charge scheduling function, drivers can take full advantage of EDF’s off-peak EV domestic tariff. Customers also receive 5,000 miles of free electricity credited into their EDF account.
DriveElectric and EDF’s partnership offers customers a wide selection of EV salary sacrifice deals, ranging from compact city cars to large SUVs, providing up to 40% savings on an electric vehicle.
Customers can access Pod Point’s Exclusive EV tariff powered by EDF, which offers one of the cheapest electricity prices in the UK for both their EV and their home. The zero carbon tariff has an off-peak rate of 8.49p per kWh between midnight and 5am, combined with a competitive daytime rate, providing one of the cheapest overall EV tariffs. Pod Point’s charge scheduling function allows customers to benefit from EDF’s off-peak EV domestic tariff. Additionally, customers receive 5,000 miles of free electricity, credited to their EDF account. DriveElectric and EDF offer a wide range of EV salary sacrifice deals, saving employees up to 40% on an electric vehicle by exchanging part of their salary, reducing income tax and national insurance liability for both employees and employers.
Examples of cost reductions offered by salary sacrifice compared to a personal lease for an employee include a £206 monthly saving on a new MG4 SE, or a £210 monthly saving on a new Kia Niro 2 Nav, for a 40% taxpayer.
Employees could additionally expect to save over 30 tonnes CO2 equivalent over the lifetime of the vehicle when switching from an ICE to a battery electric vehicle.
Adam Kemp, Director of Partnerships, DriveElectric, says “Including an EV charger, an exclusive low cost and zero carbon electricity tariff, and 5,000 miles of free energy in our salary sacrifice scheme for EDF’s business customers now makes it an even more compelling offer. EVs have lower running costs than petrol and diesel cars anyway, and this new salary sacrifice package reduces these costs even further.”
Ashley Boaden, Head of Fleet and Homecharge, Pod Point added: “At Pod Point our mission is to make living with an EV easy and affordable for everyone. We’re delighted to extend our partnership with DriveElectric to make EVs even more accessible for EDF’s SME customers. And we’re really proud of our newly launched tariff which is offering affordable home charging for thousands of households across the country, while still providing a competitive peak rate.”
“At EDF, we are passionate about helping all our customers save cash and carbon” said Richard Hughes, Director of Retail at EDF. “By teaming up with DriveElectric and Pod Point, we are thrilled that the employees of our SME customers can now benefit from 5,000 free miles of electricity when they lease an EV through DriveElectric’s Salary Sacrifice package, giving them significant savings. This initiative continues our mission to support drivers in their journey towards electric motoring, helping them to reduce their carbon footprint, and help the nation reach Net Zero.”
DriveElectric is an electric vehicle leasing company that has been helping organisations and individuals to adopt EVs to save money, lower emissions and transition to low carbon energy since 2008. DriveElectric aims to make the switch to electric cars and vans simple for business fleets.
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