LEASING broker Octopus Electric Vehicles has partnered with Ebbon-Dacs to use its Leaselink e-procurement platform to source, order, and track all electric vehicles for its customers. The electric vehicle arm of the Octopus Energy Group was launched in 2018 as a dedicated EV leasing service, with the aim to help grow the UK’s electric vehicle market. Alongside providing EVs, Octopus Electric Vehicles…
EV SPECIALIST broker Octopus Electric Vehicles has appointed Fleet Assist to provide in-life SMR services for its fleet of electric vehicles. Octopus said it took the decision based on Fleet Assist’s widespread network of 4000 EV specialist garages. Natalia Peralta Silverstone, head of propositions at Octopus Electric Vehicles, said: “We appointed Fleet Assist based on its track record of managing a large…
FINANCE specialists Close Brothers are providing the funding for a new salary sacrifice scheme launched by EV specialist broker Octopus Electric Vehicles. Called Electric Dreams, the salsac business only offers EVs and, says Octopus, is low effort and zero cost for a business to set up. So far Octopus EV has attracted 15 firms to Electric Dreams, including companies such as Huel…
THE EV specialist broker, Octopus EV, says it has seen a boom in salary sacrifice since the April changes to benefit in kind. The leasing broker says it has seen the number of drivers opting to lease an electric vehicle almost double since the tax change compared with the six months prior to April. The impact has been staggering. The tax changes…
THE parent company of electric vehicle specialist broker, Octopus EV, has become a unicorn. The rare £1bn valuation follows the investment of Australia’s leading energy company, Origin Energy, with a 20% stake in Octopus Energy. The new partnership allows Origin to licence Octopus Energy’s technology platform, Kraken, to accelerate the transformation of its Australian retail business. Origin will also provide a three…
THE leasing broker arm of energy supplier Octopus Energy has launched a salary sacrifice scheme. It’s called the Go Green Car Scheme. Octopus Electric Vehicles says companies can help employees save an average 40% on driving new and environmentally friendly cars. The launch of the scheme coincides with the change in benefit in kind rates for electric vehicles. These drop from 16%…