May 2024
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August 2025

Which EV charging discounts and benefits can EV drivers get with Octopus Electroverse?

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As Europe's largest charging network (yes, really!), here at Electroverse, we've got a fair few discounts and benefits for our community - but who wants to spend their time searching for them?

Below is a comprehensive list of all Electroverse discounts and benefits you can receive as a community member of Octopus Electroverse.

Let’s get plugged in…

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United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Limited-time discounts and benefits 🧭

Sainsbury's Smart Charge - 150 Bonus Nectar Points

From the 7th of July until the 3rd of August 2025 you can get 150 bonus Nectar points when you charge at a Smart Charge location using Electroverse!

Smart Charge are an EV charging network developed by Sainsbury's, located on site at Sainsbury's stores, meaning you can charge while you shop! With over 75 sites and 650 charging bays across the UK, all powered by 100% renewable energy, you can stop, shop, charge and build those Nectar points up this summer all in one go!

Octopus Energy's Electroverse and Sainsbury's Smart Charge
InstaVolt - Superhub Charging Discount

Charging discount

Charge at the InstaVolt Winchester Superhub for just 54p/kWh (down from 87p!) when you start a charge with the Electroverse app or card!

You can also find their 54p/kWh tariff at these locations:

Bodmin Retail Park
Syon Park
Normanton Road
The Gissons Hotel
PC Building Supplies

This lovely summer discount will last from 7pm, 16/05 to 7pm, 31/08!

Instavolt charging station in front of Starbuck at Winchester Superhub
InstaVolt - Chase the Charger Scavenger Hunt - August 2025

Octopus Electroverse has teamed up with InstaVolt for an epic, summer Chase the Charger scavenger hunt - a UK EV road trip running throughout August, with up to £300 in charging credit up for grabs!

When?

1st August - 31st August 2025

Who can enter?

Anyone in the Electroverse Community!

How do I win?

It’s simple: there are 20 InstaVolt chargers across the UK waiting for you and your EV. All you need to do is complete a charge, snap a photo of the charger, and upload it to the Electroverse app (all on the same Electroverse account!).

The more chargers you visit, the bigger the potential reward:

  • Complete 3+ charges & upload a pic: chance to win £100 Electroverse credit!

  • Complete 5+ charges & upload a pic: chance to win £200 Electroverse credit!

  • Complete 10+ charges & upload a pic: chance to win £300 Electroverse credit!

Charger list:

  1. WARWICK (CV34 6UH)

  2. WINCHESTER (SO21 3ET)

  3. STROUD PARK (OX16 4AE)

  4. SYON PARK (TW8 8JF)

  5. CORLEYSOUTH (CV7 8NR)

  6. CORLEYNORTH (CV7 8NR)

  7. CAXTON GIBBET (CB23 3AS)

  8. BODMIN (PL31 2GA)

  9. BOOTHS WINDEMERE (LA23 1QA)

  10. BNP SHEFFIELD (S6 2BF)

  11. GOSFORTH (NE3 5EH)

  12. CORWEN (LL21 0EH)

  13. COLDRA (NP18 2NX)

  14. STEVENSTON (KA20 3DE)

  15. DUNDEE (DD5 4HB)

  16. DUNBAR (EH42 1BF)

  17. HAVERFORD WEST (SA61 2EX)

  18. KESWICK (CA12 5EA)

  19. SHEFFIELD (S6 2BF)

  20. LUTON (LU1 3JH)

Two grey Instavolt fast chargers at the back of two parking spaces with symbols on the ground showing a car charging with Instavolt's logo inside. The chargers are in front of green hedges with a tiled roof and grey sky in the background.

T&Cs:

  • Entrants must be part of the Electroverse Community and have an active Electroverse account.

  • The scavenger hunt is open internationally.

  • The scavenger hunt runs from 00:01 on 1st August 2025 to 23:59 on 31st August 2025, entrants outside of this period will not be considered.

  • You must successfully complete a charge and submit a photo to be entered.

  • Duplicate visits to the same charger will only count once.

  • Only one prize per participant.

  • Winners will be chosen at random and notified via email.

  • Winners may be shared on Electroverse or InstaVolt social platforms.

  • Draws will take place within 14 days of the scavenger hunt closing.

InstaVolt - 5% Charging Discount

Get a 5% discount on your EV charging at all InstaVolt charging locations for a whole month! All you need to do is start a charge with the Electroverse app or card and the 5% discount will automatically be applied.

When: 21st August - 21st September 2025

Two grey Instavolt fast chargers at the back of two parking spaces with symbols on the ground showing a car charging with Instavolt's logo inside. The chargers are in front of green hedges with a tiled roof and grey sky in the background.
Roam - As low as 39p/kWh at select locations

This summer, save on your EV charging and get as low as 39p/kWh charging at select fast charging locations and as low as 54p/kWh charging at select rapid charging locations with Roam! Simply tap your Electrocard or start a charge with your Electroverse app and this discount will be automatically applied.

When?

17th July - 31st August 2025

Where?

Across the UK, this discount is taking place at over 170 locations! You can discover the full list of discounted chargers by tapping here.

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PoGo Charge - Power Up Price Drop

PoGo Charge are running an exciting discount named ‘Power Up Price Drop’ - reducing their tariff on DC Rapid and Ultra-Rapid chargers to £0.65 per kWh at select locations, starting on the 18th August and running for 12 weeks, until the 10th November! Want to check out their discounted locations? We’ve got you covered, they’re all here for you:

  • London Road Alvaston, DE24 8QP, Derby

  • Edward VII Navigation Way 3A, PR2 2YF, Preston

  • Suffolk Retail Park, London Road, IP1 2EJ, Ipswich

  • Pavillons Way, Lark Rise, Brackley, NN13 6LA

  • Cross Hands, SA14 6RJ, Llanelli

  • Travelodge Car Park, Alcester Road, Maypole, B14 5JF

  • Store Car Park, Raynor Parade, Wolverhampton, WV10 9QY

  • The Quadrant, Victoria Street, Redditch, B98 8AE

  • Holm Square, Bicester, OX26 3YQ

  • Holiday Inn Derby, Bostocks Lane, Nottingham, NG10 5NJ

  • Holiday Inn Rugby Crick, Northampton, NN6 7XR

  • 1016 Kingsbury Road, Erdington, B24 9PZ

Electric car charging at a vibrant red and purple PoGo charging station in a parking lot, with a building in the background.

Evergreen discounts 🍀

Osprey - 20% off every day between 7pm - 11pm

In this unique pricing trial, Osprey and Electroverse have teamed up to provide you with 20% off on their public charging network between 7pm - 11pm!

This discounted period applies to every Osprey charger and can be accessed by every Octopus Electroverse community member.

No activation is needed - our flexible tariffs make room for exciting discounts such as this! Charge your EV between these times and the discount will be applied automatically.

Chargeurs de véhicules électriques Osprey
Be.EV - 10% off every night from 9pm - 7am

Be.EV and Octopus Electroverse have teamed up to help all you night owls save on your charging with a 10% off-peak tariff.

Start a charge using either your Electrocard or Electroverse app at any Be.EV location between 9pm and 7am and the discount will be automatically applied!

Want to save even more? Sign up to a monthly subscription with Be.EV and save 20% on every charge! Find out more here.

A man plugging in a charging cable to a Be.EV electric vehicle charge point
Plunge Pricing 🌿

Plunge Pricing is our latest in exciting Electroverse discount events, which take place regularly in the UK!

When there is a surge of renewable energy on the grid, we provide discounts on some of our partners' public charging. High energy + low demand = exciting rewards for Electroverse customers!

With flexibility at its core, Plunge Price discounts will change with each event - ensuring the Electroverse community gets the best discount for the event period.

So, while a Plunge Price one day might bring you a 20% discount, the following week could see discounts of up to 50% off!

Head to our 'What is Electroverse Plunge Pricing' blog to learn more!

The best way to be notified of a Price Plunge event is to turn on Notifications in the Electroverse app - but we'll also give updates across our social channels at least 24 hours before an event is to take place:

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Facebook

LinkedIn

Instagram

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Europe 🌍

France 🇨🇵 :

Limited-time discounts and benefits 🧭

Mobilize Fast Charge - 20% discount

Get 20% off from 1st - 31st August across Mobilize Fast Charge's entire network!

Simply plug-in and charge up using the Electroverse app or Electrocard and receive epic, summer savings across the whole of France this August!

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purple/blue charging lead divider

Fancy getting some credit to save on charging?

Monthly photo competition: win Electroverse credit! 📸

Every month we have an Electroverse photo competition where you can win up to £30/30€ in charging credit (across the UK and Europe)!

One of the features in the Electroverse app is 'Add photos'. This involves taking a photo of a charging station (or selecting a previous photo from your camera roll) and uploading it to the chargepoint location! Once the photo is accepted by Electroverse, you are automatically in the running to win one of the three categories.

Head to the 'Octopus Electroverse monthly photo competition' blog to find out more!

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Refer a friend & share charging credit 🤝

Another great feature in the Electroverse app is, 'Refer a friend'!

If you have a friend or family member or simply feel like sharing the love with another EV driver, you can 'refer a friend' to the Electroverse and split £10/10€ charging credit!

Head to the 'Refer a friend' area in your Electroverse app (which you can find in the Profile tab to the far right!). Once you're in, you can copy and share the provided link or, if they're standing right next to you, they could scan your QR code.

Once that friend has signed up and made their first charge, you will both receive £5/5€ credit to put towards your next charge!

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But wait, there's more...

5% discount for Octopus Go customers or 8% for Intelligent Octopus Go customers 🐙

If you are an Octopus Go customer or an Intelligent Octopus Go customer, you can get a 5% or 8% discount across the whole of the Electroverse.

To access this discount, all you need to do is link your Octopus Energy and Electroverse accounts. For more information on how to complete this link up, check out our handy FAQs.

This blog will be continuously updated when new discounts and benefits are released!

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