Bulb EV Tariff

[Medved_77]

Bulb are currently trialling a new EV tariff.

Bulb launches EV solution offering cheaper overnight charging

Bulb has launched a new electric vehicle (EV) plan that offers 100% renewable electricity and cheaper charging at night as key features.

www.current-news.co.uk

4p/kWh for 4 hours between 2am-6am, 20p/kWh at other times. Their app should provide the ability to schedule charging, view the cars battery and charging status using the Tesla API and will track costs for car charging too.

Haven't done the math but wonder if, compared to Octopus Go, the 1p reduction over the 4 hours you could charge your car may be enough to offset the 6p increase of the day rate? Could possibly work out better for high milers.

 

[ACarneiro]

I suspect that'll only be better than Go for people with battery storage systems, and even then it's a marginal gain...

 

[DaveW]

I'll replace the Bulb offering in the calculator once this is live, can't see this being much better tbh, one of the EDF deals is 4.5p off peak for 5 hours and 17 something pence in the day, which isn't as cheap as Go, the day usage adds up a fair bit even at the daily UK average of 9kWh.

That isn't a renewable policy though like Bulb offer.

 

[Dilly]

Anyone know what the daily standing charge is?
Go is 25p/day
if it were a similar rate and having a Powerwall it works out about £40 pa cheaper for me
i used 1220 units off peak and 189 units peak last year at a cost of £218

 

[Medved_77]

Anyone know what the daily standing charge is?
Go is 25p/day
if it were a similar rate and having a Powerwall it works out about £40 pa cheaper for me
i used 1220 units off peak and 189 units peak last year at a cost of £218

Good point, don't know about the EV tariff but if it's the same as their standard tariff then it's 20.8666p per day.

 

[CMc1]

Bulb also offer higher export rates than Octopus for those with PV etc

 

[Bootneckshuffl]

Bugger, just changed over from bulb to OctopusEnergy last year. Guy from bulb at the time told me they had no such tariff in the works! Quite happy with Go to be honest.

 

[ACarneiro]

Doesn't appear on their website just yet...

 

[Irata]

Hopefully this will encourage more competition for these type of tarrifs.

 

[Neilda]

Does anyone know if Bulb require a smart meter to be fitted?

 

[dziny]

Does anyone know if Bulb require a smart meter to be fitted?

They must. How else are they going to time the cheaper tariff?

 

[Billbrown1982]

They must. How else are they going to time the cheaper tariff?

Any economy 7 meter can tell the time.

 

[Neilda]

They must. How else are they going to time the cheaper tariff?

As above, Economy 7, which is a radio signal. However this is about to be turned off - but I live in a very remote spot which has no 2G/3G/4G signal at all.... nothing. So a smart meter won't work. I am looking to move supplier but don't want to have to go through the rigmarole of having them insist on a meter guy coming around when I know it won't work.

 

[Billbrown1982]

As above, Economy 7, which is a radio signal. However this is about to be turned off - but I live in a very remote spot which has no 2G/3G/4G signal at all.... nothing. So a smart meter won't work. I am looking to move supplier but don't want to have to go through the rigmarole of having them insist on a meter guy coming around when I know it won't work.

Didn't know about the economy 7 switch off. I better get in gear at my mums house as she's still running some old economy 7 meters.