Ovo pricing change could double charging costs for some EV owners

The cost of charging an electric vehicle could double for some owners after the energy supplier Ovo announced changes to a popular deal.

- Anna Tims

Drivers who have an energy contract with the company can currently charge their vehicles at any time of day or night for 7p a kilowatt hour (kWh), making its Charge Anytime deal the cheapest on the market.

From 4 November, however, the cost will double to 14p a kWh unless they sign up to a new monthly plan, priced from £27.50 for an estimated 700-mile range. The plan also includes a voucher worth about 600 miles for use at public chargers.

Ovo says the changes are a “new, easy way of paying”, but customers who drive fewer than 700 miles a month claim their bills will rise. The monthly allowance cannot be carried over and the vouchers are not valid for all public charging providers.