Octopus is on the forefront of the push to maneuver away from petrol-based vehicles to electrical automobiles, EVs. That’s why we have been delighted to associate with Totally Charged, the YouTube channel devoted to all issues EV. It’s introduced by actor Robert Llewellyn, and we have been thrilled to participate of their three-day occasion at dwelling of British motor racing Silverstone in June.
Take a look at their video beneath.
A staggering 10,000 electrical car aficionados (double final 12 months’s crowds), descended on Silverstone for the occasion. It’s no exaggeration to say that that is the premier occasion for the British EV business, and it was incredible to fulfill the movers and shakers on the forefront of this revolutionary motion to modify to scrub, renewable varieties of transport that don’t compromise on fashion and aptitude.
In the primary corridor, we demonstrated the newest in vitality effectivity sensible tech, together with the FLIR thermal imaging digital camera (so you may see the place warmth is escaping at dwelling), sensible meters and IHDs, plus we showcased our groundbreaking Octopus Go tariff, which permits EV drivers to cost their vehicles for 4 hours each evening at simply 5p per kWh. That’s 50% cheaper than the standard Financial system 7 evening charge and, after all, it’s all beautiful, 100% renewable electrical energy. To not point out our V2G (car to grid) product bundle, Powerloop.
Our groundbreaking Octopus Go tariff permits EV drivers to cost their vehicles each evening for simply 5p per kWh
Outdoors within the paddock, we have been demonstrating the Nissan Leaf and the Jaguar I-Tempo. We talked about fashion and aptitude earlier, and that’s what is embodied within the I-Tempo, which took the coveted 2019 World Automobile of the 12 months award. And one fortunate customer to the present gained our competitors to take one away for the weekend to luxurious eco-hotel The Greenhouse in Bournemouth – heartfelt congratulations to Sheila George of Southampton. Conveniently, a single cost ought to see her bowling alongside the south coast to get pleasure from this deal with!
We additionally had EV consultants readily available to speak about our superb V2G (car to grid) product bundle that allows you to promote again surplus vitality you purchase within the small hours when it’s most cost-effective and promote it again when it’s costliest, within the early-evening peak time. It’s cutting-edge stuff that’s actually permitting us to drag away from the competitors.
And it was the launch of Octopus Electrical Automobiles and Wallbox’s partnership to carry Wallbox’s revolutionary vehicle-to-grid (V2G) expertise to the UK: the smallest and lightest residential V2G cost level within the UK (and to our information, the world). We’re calling We showcased the Wallbox cost level at Totally Charged Dwell.
Octopus introduced their partnership with Wallbox. Bringing the smallest and lightest residential V2G cost level to the UK.
Wallbox – in simply 4 years of operation – have developed among the most superior electrical car charging expertise in the marketplace. Their newest product is a V2G charger, the smallest and lightest charger of its type on the planet. The primary of those models to roll-off the manufacturing unit flooring shall be going into the houses of Octopus’s V2G clients.
And in our VIP chill zone, we hosted Octopus Recharge, with free massages and enjoyable for the little ones in our Kidzone, with face-painting and a “design your individual EV” problem.
Our personal Fiona Howarth , chief govt of Octopus EV division, took half in a round-table dialogue known as ‘Automobile Possession – However Not As You Know It.’ And our Director of Product and Advertising and marketing, Rebecca Dibb-Simkin, banged the Octopus drum about our groundbreaking time-of-use tariffs on a panel dialogue known as ‘How can vitality tariffs change your consumption?’
It was an excellent occasion and definitely left us feeling Totally Charged – and looking out ahead to extra of the identical subsequent 12 months!