Charge your electric car at home
Save 20-50% on the cost of a home charge point using salary sacrifice - keeping your Net Zero journey low cost & hassle-free.
We have partnered with Smart Home Charge, the first major charger installer to be endorsed by Which? Trusted Traders.
Benefits of including a home charger using salary sacrifice
Including a home charger with a salary sacrifice arrangement for your electric car means you'll save more money from your salary, which also boosts your potential savings on Income Tax & National Insurance. And once the car salary sacrifice ends, the home charger is yours to keep.
Cheaper charging
at home
Charge your electric car at home and save money compared to public charging.*
Save 20-50% on the cost of a home charger
Save more Income Tax & National Insurance by bolting on a fully fitted EV home charger.
Spread the cost
of the charger
Spread the cost of a home EV charger, over the first 3, 6 or 12 months of your lease.
We offer an electric car charger scheme, allowing you to save 20-50% when charging in public through salary sacrificed public charging.
Cost of charging your car at home
Charging an electric car at home is cheaper than charging in public but did you know that you can save even more by switching to an EV energy tariff? You can shave over 50% off your home charging bill, as well as in public through our EV charger scheme.
Want to find out how much you can save by switching to an EV-friendly energy tariff? Smart Home Charge has a handy switch and save tool that compares the UK’s most popular energy tariffs side-by-side to help you find the perfect one. Simply select your car and enter your annual mileage to see how much you can save on each tariff!
About Smart Home Charge
Smart Home Charge offers everything you need to help you reap the benefits of home charging. With over 13,000 home chargers installed and counting, they’ll help you every step of the way including ordering your EV charger, assessing the work required, and completing any mandatory paperwork such as notifying your DNO of the impending electrical works so you get a hassle-free installation.
That’s why over 96% of Smart Home Charge customers say they would recommend them It’s also why they were the first major installer to be Which? Trusted Trader endorsed, as well as rated excellent on Trustpilot.
Save 20-50% EV charging with The Charge Scheme
Employees can now save on all charging costs through salary sacrifice, making electric car charging cheaper for everyone - whether at home, the office, or in public.
The Charge Scheme is simple to use and set up for your employees. They opt in to salary sacrifice their charging, and we provide them with our app and public charging card to record their monthly mileage. They can then save 20-50% on all EV public charging scheme.
Accessories for your electric car charger
It's often assumed that charging cables will come with an electric car. Not quite – it all depends on whether it's brand new or second-hand as well as how generous the manufacturer is feeling at the time.
Smart Home Charge offer everything you need for your home electric car charger including EV charging cables, charge point covers and more. You can even opt for a tethered cable with your home charger installation, which means the charging cable stays connected to the charge point all the time. You may also need cables to charge in public through our EV charger scheme.
Your home charge point
Following a review of the market, and taking into account customer feedback, The Electric Car Scheme and Smart Home Charge recommend the Easee One as the charger to include with your car if you need one.
Recommended by 97% of customers who own one, the Easee One is a smartly designed, simple-to-use charge point that comes ‘untethered’ – meaning you can connect any electric car charging cable to the unit. It also has all the features you would need in a sleek and simple package. That’s why it’s our recommended charger for your vehicle.
If you have more complex requirements tailored to your home - please do discuss it with one of our team when you order your car.
The smart way to install a home charge point
If you include a new charge point via The Electric Car Scheme, you can pay for the charger as part of your salary-sacrifice package - so you can pay for it using your gross salary and enjoy the full tax savings on the charger too - that’s typically £300-600 saved!
Frequently asked questions
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Our charger installations will cost around £1000 without salary sacrifice - factoring in the cost of the charger, and complete installation by a qualified electrician. With salary sacrifice, drivers can save 20-50% on the cost of their EV package, including a charger. This reduces the cost of the charger installation to £500-800 , spread over the first few months of a salary sacrifice car lease.
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Charger installation is available to all drivers on the scheme, and they have to opt in to receive the extra. Installation will come at an extra cost - with the charger, and a professional charger installation included. The cost of a new charger is salary sacrificed, with the driver benefitting from 20-50% savings on the cost, which is spread over the first few months of the lease to minimise additional costs.
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Following a review of the market, and taking into account customer feedback, The Electric Car Scheme and Smart Home Charge recommend the Easee One as the charger to include with your car if you need one.
Recommended by 97% of customers who own one, the Easee One is a smartly designed, simple-to-use charge point that comes ‘untethered’ – meaning you can connect any electric car charging cable to the unit. It also has all the features you would need in a sleek and simple package. That’s why it’s our recommended charger for your vehicle.
If you have more complex requirements tailored to your home - please do discuss it with one of our team when you order your car.
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Employers don’t need to do anything extra when they sign up to The Electric Car Scheme - charging is offered as an optional extra to all eligible drivers, and we have our own supplier to ensure a smooth and pleasant experience to all drivers who opt into having a home charger installed.
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Salary sacrificing a charger in addition to an electric car will yield the same tax benefits as the car. Drivers will pay less National Insurance, income tax, and will benefit from a low BiK rate.