OCTOPUS Energy Group is the preferred leasing partner and electricity supplier of Chinese entrant Omoda.
Octopus will offer Omoda drivers specialist tariffs, home charging installations, charging roaming service and various leasing options.
With the new partnership, drivers will be able to save more than £500 a year on fuel costs compared to a standard tariff by charging on ‘Intelligent Octopus Go’.
Customers on the tariff just have to set the time they want their car charged in their app, and the technology then takes care of the rest – automatically optimising the charging schedule when it’s cheapest for customers and best for the grid.
For those Omoda drivers who don’t have a home charger yet, can get one installed by Octopus.
New Omodo drivers also benefit from Octopus’ EV roaming service, Octopus Electroverse. The ‘one card, one app’ model gives customers access to over 650,000 chargers across Europe, with all charges appearing on a single bill.
Omoda has also named Octopus Electric Vehicles as its preferred EV leasing partner in the UK.
Fiona Howarth, CEO of Octopus Electric Vehicles, said: “We’ve entered the most exciting time for the UK electric car market, with new tech-enabled, green cars hitting our roads every month – offering drivers more choice, at a range of prices, mileage options and specs. Omoda has big plans for the UK and we’re delighted to partner with them across our entire Group, helping drivers make the switch as easy and cheap as possible.”
Omoda has launched its 5 SUV and say it is already working with 60 retail and aftersales partners, with plans to expand to 100 locations across the country by the end of the year.
Victor Zhang, Executive Vice President of OMODA UK, added: “As a new name to the UK we know we have to earn the trust of British car buyers. Octopus is an industry-leading and well-respected company, partnering with them is a key element in making sure we can offer our EV customers the very best experience in an important area of their ownership.. With Octopus Electric Vehicles we have one of the best platforms to introduce new buyers to our EV models.”
Automotive and fleet writer for Broker News
