Best EV home charging tariffs 2025: here are the best and cheapest we’ve found
Your one-stop shop to find the very best electric car home charging tariffs, potentially saving you thousands…...
On 1 October 2025, the UK energy price cap increased by 2.1% to bump the average annual household bill up by £35, from £1720 to £1755. It also means that, until December 31 2025 at the very least, the maximum price per unit of electricity in the UK will stagnate at 26.35p — a rise of just under a penny per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
This is reflective of the global energy market prices as we head into the winter months — but it means the cost of charging your EV at home may have also changed recently.
While home charging is significantly cheaper than using a public charger, the best way to cut the cost of running an EV is by taking advantage of the growing number of energy tariffs designed with electric car owners in mind. These tariffs typically offer a lower rate during off-peak hours, meaning you can charge the battery of an electric car from 10% to 80% for as little as a few pounds.
It’s not just electric car owners who can benefit, either. While plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models use smaller batteries which are cheaper to charge, switching to an EV tariff can still help owners save a noticeable amount in the long run.
According to research from the home chargepoint producer Andersen, 21% of plug-in hybrid car owners in the UK — around 118,000 people as of August 2025 — don’t have a smart charger which can make best use of off-peak energy costs. The company estimates that these drivers could save as much as £600 per year by making the switch.
Even so, not all electric car energy tariffs are created equal, and choosing the right one can make a significant difference to the size of your monthly bill, so it pays to do your homework.
Here, we’ve reviewed and rated the best electric vehicle tariffs currently on the market, and we’ve explained how to choose the ideal ones for your needs, as well as explaining other vital factors that could influence your decision.
How we rate the home electric car tariffs
Price is the biggest concern for homeowners, so our first consideration when ranking the home EV charging tariffs was how much they would cost to charge up an EV. To compare them, we calculated the cost of charging up a Tesla Model 3 Long Range with a 75kW useable battery capacity from 10% to 80% in Kent.
Because it's not always possible to charge a 52kWh battery from 10% to 80% during off-peak hours, due to the size of the battery and the 7kW electricity supply most properties used, we had to split our sums.
- We multiplied the number of cheap rate hours each tariff provides by our home charge speed (7kW) to gives the total amount of charge regained out of the required 70% (or 52.5kWh) during the cheap charge period
- We then multiplied the remaining amount of charge needed by the peak rate cost to gives the total use fee for the peak rate hours
- Finally, we added both figures to get the total cost of charge from 10-80% in a day
For tariffs with shorter off-peak prices we’ve used the low rate price for the first five, six or seven hours and then resorted to the peak price for the remainder of the charge session.
Using the Good Energy Fixed Tariff as an example, we calculated how much of the battery would be charged in five hours and multiplied it by 6.6p. We then worked out how much the remainder would cost to charge with the peak rate of 30.56p. The low rate cost is £2.31 and the peak rate fee is £5.35, meaning the total cost to charge from 10% to 80% is £7.66.
This demonstrates the importance of also choosing a tariff with a low peak hours rate, so we’ve considered this, along with the daily standing charge, when rating the companies.
For the eight energy companies we have customer satisfaction data collected from our best home EV chargers feature, we’ve also factored in the scores provided by users wherever possible.
Prices are correct as of 8 October 2025.
The best home electric car tariffs in 2025
1. OVO Charge Anytime
EV charging rate 7.0p/kWh
EV charging times Anytime
One day charging cost £3.68
An optional extra that can be added to any OVO energy tariff for free, Charge Anytime enables you to charge up your EV any time of the day or night at the cheapest rate of 7p/kWh. It determines when the best time to charge the car is, depending on how much load is on the grid. All you have to do is remember to leave your car plugged into the wallbox, and let the system know what time you need the car charged up by.
The downside for heavy electricity users is that the special rate is only applicable to EV charging, and can’t be used to power any other electrical devices that you might want to run at night on a timer, such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
In our last energy provider survey, OVO had the second-highest customer satisfaction rating at 88%.
Visit OVO for more information
2. Scottish Power EV Optimise
EV changing rate 9p/kWh
EV charging times 24/7
One day charging cost £4.73
While almost all electric car tariffs will only offer their cheap rate for a few hours overnight, EV Optimise from Scottish Power lets you charge at the lesser fee throughout the day. This is important because many electric cars can take over five hours to charge using a typical 7kW home charger.
As such, the 9p/kWh rate is very reasonable, but other appliances around the house will be subject to the tariff’s peak charge.
At 76%, the customer satisfaction rating for the energy company is among the lowest in our survey, so not all users are overly happy with the company.
Visit Scottish Power for more information
3. Octopus Energy Intelligent Go
EV charging rate 7p/kWh
EV charging times 23.30-05.30
One day charging cost £5.72
Octopus’s most flexible tariff is favourable because it gives you two cheap charging options and six hours of off-peak charging for all appliances, not just your car. You can either charge your car up overnight for six hours at 7p/kWh, or leave the car plugged in and let Octopus know when you need it charged by, and it will top up the batteries at any time when there is excess energy on the grid.
And Octopus isn’t clawing back too much in peak kWh or standing charge rates. At 26.43p and 44.32p respectively, both of these are fairly low compared with rival providers. The tariff is not available with all home EV chargers, but more brands have been added recently.
The icing on the cake for Octopus customers is that the company has the highest satisfaction rating of all those in our last home EV charger survey. Octopus Intelligent Go customers gave the company a rating of 95%, and the company as a whole scored 91%.
Visit Octopus for more information
4. E.On Next Next Drive Fixed V9
EV charging rate 6.7p/kWh
EV charging times 00.00-06.00
One day charging cost £5.75
Although this is one of the cheapest EV charging tariffs available, it’s not as flexible. Unlike OVO Charge Anytime or Scottish Power EV Optimise, you can only get the cheap rate for six hours – although this is still an hour longer than many other EV tariffs. Perhaps more crucially, though, any other appliances used when the cheap rate is in effect will attract a standard rate of 28.89p/kWh. The 48.03p daily standing charge is reasonable, though
Once you sign up to this tariff, your rates will be fixed for 12 months.
E.On gained the third highest rating from customers in our latest study. 89% were very satisfied with the level of service provided.
Visit E.On for more information
5. Utility Warehouse EV tariff
EV changing rate 7-8.5p/kWh
EV charging times 0.00-05.00
One day charging cost £7.07-£7.59
Utility Warehouse’s EV tariff is different to most because the off-peak rate depends on how many of their services you use. Customers who only get their electricity from Utility Warehouse can charge their EV for 8.5p/kWh – a figure that drops to 7p/kWh for those who use the company for their broadband, insurance and smartphone.
Like many other tariffs on this list, the lower rate is only available for five hours overnight, but the 26.39p peak rate and 45.14p standing charge are very reasonable.
We didn’t have enough responses from Utility Warehouse customers to give it a satisfaction rating.
Visit Utility Warehouse for more information
6. Ecotricity EV tariff
EV charging rate 8.0p/kWh
EV charging times 12.00-05.00 (or 01.00-06.00 in the summer months)
One day charging cost £7.08
Like many of the offerings here, the ultra-cheap rate is limited to five hours a day, and the 8p/kWh charge is slightly higher than what some alternatives offer.
Nevertheless, the standard rate of 23.42p/kWh is low and the daily standing charge of 47.85p is reasonable.
We didn’t have enough responses to give Ecotricity a customer satisfaction rating.
Visit Ecotricity for more information
7. British Gas Electric Driver
EV charging rate 7.9p/kWh
EV charging times 00.00-05.00
One day charging cost £7.51
Similar to many EV tariffs, British Gas’ offering is limited to five hours charging during off-peak hours. While its EV rate is slightly pricier than that of Good Energy, its standard rate is lower at 27.1p, so it’ll cost you less to use other appliances at peak hours.
The daily standing rate of 55.69p is higher than many alternatives, however – giving it less appeal for those who need to use a fair amount of electricity during the day.
British Gas customers were mostly happy with the level of service and gave the company a 74% satisfaction rating in our latest study.
Visit British Gas for more information
8. Good Energy Fixed
EV charging rate 6.6p/kWh
EV charging times 00.00-05.00
One day charging cost £7.66
A 6.6p/kWh charging rate represents good value for money, but it’s limited by the short time limit of five hours overnight. Fortunately, the off-peak rate doesn’t just apply to your EV. So, if you have other electrical appliances on timers, you’ll be able to benefit from that low rate.
The downsides are that the standard rate of 30.56p/kWh and the daily standing charge of 56.67p/kWh are both higher than many tariffs from alternative companies.
Like the E.On tariff, the Good Energy one fixes the prices you pay for a year.
We didn’t have enough responses to give Good Energy a customer satisfaction rating.
Visit Good Energy for more information
9. EDF GoElectric Overnight
EV charging rate 8.99p/kWh
EV charging times 00.00-05.00
One day charging cost £7.69
While this EV tariff has a reasonably cheap overnight rate of 8.99p/kWh, its daily fee is rather high at 56.74p, but its standard rate is low at 26.39p/kWh. Unfortunately, in our last survey, the brand had the lowest customer satisfaction rating – scoring 71%.
Visit EDF for more information
10. Octopus Energy Go
EV charging rate 8.5p/kWh
EV charging times 00.30-05.30
One day charging cost £8.03
If you don’t have a charger that’s compatible with Octopus’s 'Intelligent' Go tariff, this is the next best option from the company. While the EV rate isn’t the lowest available, the standard electricity rate of 28.87p/kWh and daily charge of 44.78p are both very fair.
During off-peak times, customers can run other appliances around the house at the reduced rate; however, this only applies for five hours a night – one less than Intelligent Go offers.
Although Octopus Go customers weren’t as happy as those on Intelligent Go, they still rated the company and the tariff they were on pretty highly, giving it a satisfaction rating of 92%.
Visit Octopus for more information
11. Scottish Power EV Saver
EV charging rate 7.2p/kWh
EV charging times 00.00-05.00
One day charging cost £8.17
Scottish Power’s EV rate is good at 7.2p, but users only get that for five hours a night, and the standard rate of 32.29p is on the high side. Nevertheless, the daily standing charge of 39.97p is the cheapest we’ve seen.
Unfortunately, Scottish Power did not rank highly in our latest customer satisfaction survey, gaining a score of 76%.
Visit Scottish Power for more information
12. EDF EVolve Sept 2026
EV charging rate 16.3p/kWh
EV charging times 00.00-05.00
One day charging cost £10.32
EDF’s fixed rate EV tariff doesn’t represent as good a value as GoElectric Overnight, with a night time rate of 16.3p. The off-peak rate is only available for five hours per night but is available to all appliances around the house.
While the standard rate of 26.39p is slightly higher than that of GoElectric Overnight, the daily charge of 45.29p is more than 10p cheaper.
The overall ranking is also adversely affected by the brand’s 71% satisfaction score, which is the lowest of the companies rated.
Visit EDF for more information
What types of EV tariffs are there?
Single rate electricity tariffs
Conventional plans provide electricity at a fixed rate, given in pence per kilowatt-hour (p/kWh), in addition to a daily standing charge. This offers a good balance for many people, because it means you don’t have to worry about racking up a huge bill by running energy-intensive appliances (such as a dishwasher or washing machine) at peak times.
Dual rate electricity tariffs
By contrast, ‘dual rate’ tariffs, as the name suggests, offer two different prices – a peak rate during the day, and a cheaper off-peak rate overnight – to encourage people to save money by using more electricity when demand is lower.
Therefore, if you’re an EV driver who can plug in overnight, you’ll be able to save money by setting your car to charge during the off-peak period. You can usually do this via the car’s app or infotainment system, or using your home wallbox app.
The trade-off for off-peak savings is an increase in the peak rate. In fact, the peak price on dual rate policies is allowed to exceed the Ofgem Energy Price Cap (currently 22.36p/kWh*) based on the size of the off-peak discount.
Dual rate tariffs with EV smart charging
While many EV tariffs are simply dual rate tariffs, some go a step further. Octopus Energy’s Intelligent Octopus and OVO Energy’s Charge Anytime both allow owners to access ‘smart charging’ at a discounted rate throughout the day as well as at night.
This means that on top of discounted overnight power, your car can be automatically told to charge when electricity production is at its greenest outside the off-peak period, and you’ll still only be charged the lower rate.
One thing to bear in mind, however: in order to be able to take advantage of smart charging, either your car or your home wallbox charger must be compatible with your chosen provider’s smart charging service. It’s worth ensuring that your car or charger are compatible, otherwise you might find you’re able to get a better deal elsewhere.
How much does it cost to charge an EV at home?
To give you an idea of just how much you could save, here’s an example using the results from our recent EV range test. In that test, the second most efficient model was the Tesla Model 3 Long Range. It eked 324 miles of range out of its 75kWh battery, equivalent to an efficiency of 4.3 miles/kWh.
Charging that car at home, at a typical rate of 22p/kWh, would mean a £509 spend for 10,000 miles of driving. By contrast, the best-value EV tariff we found (OVO’s Charge Anytime) offers electric car smart charging at a rate of 7p/kWh. At this rate, fuelling a Model 3 could cost as little as £162 for every 10,000 miles covered.
You can read more about this in our feature on how much does it cost to charge an electric car feature.
What is the best EV tariff for me?
There are four key stats to consider when working out how much you could save by switching to an EV tariff:
Peak rate – the rate you’ll pay to power your home during the day. This will be more expensive for a dual rate than a single rate tariff, so it’s worth checking how much more that will cost you day to day.
Off-peak rate – the discounted rate on a dual rate tariff. This is the rate you’ll pay for electricity between certain hours of the night, although these hours vary from policy to policy. This is also the rate you’ll be charged at for EV smart charging.
Smart charging – additional off-peak-rate EV charging offered when the electricity supply is greenest. It can be a useful add-on if you frequently plug in during the day, but you need a compatible car or charger to be able to reap the savings.
Standing charge – a fixed daily fee charged while an electricity tariff is in place. The current Ofgem Energy Price Cap sets the maximum standing charge at 53p per day*.
Maximising your savings means finding a balance between those factors to best suit your lifestyle.
What is the OFGEM energy price cap?
This is the maximum amount an energy supplier can charge householders for each unit of electricity they use and for the daily standing charge for the energy.
It was introduced by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), the energy price regulator, in 2019 to stop consumers from paying too much for electricity if they remained loyal to one supplier for many years.
There are also price caps for gas, and those for electricity and gas are both reviewed every three months.
Introduced on 1 October 2025, Ofgem’s latest Energy Price Cap for a typical household using both electricity and gas is £1755 – 2.1% more than the previous cap due to the increasing cost of global energy prices. Under the current figures, the energy price cap per unit stands at 26.35p/kWh whereas the daily standing charge is capped at 53.68p.
