Octopus Energy, Uber and BYD, have partnered to offer “the UK’s cheapest” electric vehicle (EV) charging bundle for Uber drivers.

Pitched to accelerate the switch to EVs, the partnership will see Octopus install up to 1,000 free home chargers for Uber drivers who order a BYD car and sign up to Octopus’ EV specialist tariff, Intelligent Octopus Go. Octopus will also offer participating drivers an 8% discount on its charging service, Octopus Electroverse.

Smart charging

Elsewhere in the business, Octopus Energy’s utility digitalisation platform Kraken has partnered with EV charging brand Hypervolt to integrate its hardware onto the platform. Kraken, powered by AI, monitors the electricity grid in real-time, enabling automated smart charging. Additionally, its SmartFlex product allows energy companies to optimise customer energy usage to flatten peak demand and cut costs, benefitting the UK’s power grid as a whole.

Hypervolt is an official partner of Enphase Energy and will provide a “seamless experience” for customers using both Hypervolt and Enphase’s solar and home battery offerings. Hypervolt CEO Flavian Alexandru said: “This partnership is a significant step forward in our mission to make EV ownership not only accessible but more sustainable. By leveraging Kraken’s advanced technology, we are enabling Hypervolt users to seamlessly charge their vehicles with cleaner, cheaper energy.”

In late August, the company announced that Octopus Electroverse had officially become Europe’s largest EV charging platform, with almost 850,000 connected chargers available across the continent through the Electroverse app.