New OVO and Select Car Leasing partnership offers 6,000 free electric miles

ENERGY provider OVO is partnering with Select Car Leasing to offer 6,000 free electric vehicle charging miles.

Select Car Leasing customers who choose to switch from their current home energy supply to OVO’s Charge Anytime electric vehicle add-on, will get the electricity for their first 6,000 miles charged at home for free.

OVO’s Charge Anytime is a smart charging electric vehicle add-on offering low cost electricity. Customers cano access a charging rate of 10p per kWh (equating to 3p a mile), which is three times cheaper than the national average (26p per kWh).

OVO says that Charge Anytime offers customers great flexibility by not limiting users to charging at certain times of the day.

To access the free miles, Select Car Leasing’s customers will receive £200 to their energy account (the equivalent to charging miles) after taking delivery of an eligible vehicle.

We are super excited about partnering with Select Car Leasing as it enables us to reward even more people across the UK for making this essential switch. At OVO, we are committed to providing our customers with access to cleaner and more affordable energy where possible, if we’re to reach our net zero goals.

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OVO said its research showed 91% of current petrol and diesel car owners would be more likely to consider purchasing an electric car if the cost of charging were lower.

Mark Tongue, joint CEO and co-founder at Select Car Leasing, commented:

“The number one goal at Select Car Leasing is to drive down the cost of motoring for our customers. As we transition to electric cars and vans, there’s a fantastic opportunity to reduce vehicle running costs further by charging at home.

“That’s why we’re delighted to partner with OVO Energy. By switching to OVO’s Charge Anytime add-on, our customers can charge their electric vehicle (EV) at home from just 3p per mile. That compares very favourably to the cost of fuelling the average petrol or diesel car, which is currently around 18p per mile. And the cost comparison illustrates perfectly some of the savings that can be made by switching from a traditionally fuelled car to an EV.

“Meanwhile our free charging miles promotion with OVO makes leasing and charging an electric vehicle more affordable than ever.

“OVO and Select are on a shared mission to help customers decarbonise their lives. Electric vehicles are part of that process, and we are extremely excited that Select is now OVO’s recommended EV leasing partner. We look forward to working together in the coming months and years to make leasing and charging an EV as efficient as possible.”