Get paid to charge
Get paid to charge
Total convenience
Total convenience
Custom charge scheduling
Custom charge scheduling
Instantly 'Boost' to charge straight away
Instantly 'Boost' to charge straight away

Let's break it down...

Get signed up –
Get signed up –

Download the brand-new Pod Home app to sign up to Smart Charge Rewards. A cost-free subscription.
Get smart charging –
Get smart charging –

Just tell us when you need your vehicle ready by, and we’ll create a custom charging schedule, based on when energy is cheapest for you — automatically using off-peak hours if you're on a two-rate tariff.
Get earning –
Get earning –

After every smart charging session, you’ll earn rewards in your Wallet. Once you've earned £10 worth of rewards, you'll be able to withdraw as cash into your bank account. Nice!
Get boosted –
Get boosted –

If your plans change and you need to charge straight away, you can ‘Boost’ to override your smart charging schedule.

Smart charging – how does Smart Charge Rewards work?

We’ve made smart charging simple, and earning cash rewards even simpler.
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Making charging more affordable

Annual charging cost - assuming 7,000 miles Annual charging cost - assuming 9,000 miles Annual charging cost - assuming 11,429 miles
7p per kWh

£140.00

£180.00

£228.58
9p per kWh

£180.00

£231.43

£293.89
24p per kWh

£480.00

£617.14

£783.70
Smart Charge Rewards earned

£61.25

£78.75

£100.00

Got questions? We've got the answers.

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The finer details.
All charging costs and cash reward amounts assume average EV driving efficiency of 3.5 miles per kWh. Customers can earn up to a total of £103.50 per year in cash rewards, through our reward miles, from the day of sign up. A ‘mile’ is not equivalent to a real-world diving mile. Each time a smart charging session is completed, customers will earn rewards. Smart Charge Rewards miles are earnt at a rate of 0.875 miles per kWh charged and paid at 2.3p per mile. Maximum £103.50 rewards per customer, per year, based on individual charging behaviour. You will still need to pay your energy supplier for your electricity as normal. Read the full terms and conditions here.

The details you need to know

Smart tariffs
Smart tariffs

Smart Charge Rewards is compatible with all single and two-rate tariffs but not smart tariffs such as Intelligent Octopus Go, Octopus Agile, Octopus Intelligent Drive Pack, Ovo Charge Anytime, Scottish Power EV Optimise or other similar smart electricity tariffs.

Multiple EVs
Multiple EVs

More than one EV? No problem. Adding additional vehicles is a cinch via our app. There's no limit to the number of vehicles you can add.

Wi-Fi connection
Wi-Fi connection

To accurately smart charge your vehicle, your charger will need to be connect to your home Wi-Fi network.

Common questions

  • What is smart charging?

    As the use of renewable energy in our energy system increases, we can help balance demands on the grid by adjusting energy usage to match the peaks and troughs of wind and solar generation.

    All you have to do is plug in your car and we’ll do the rest - ensuring your car is always charged when your energy prices are cheapest.

    Whenever you smart charge, you'll be earning rewards that can be withdrawn as cash.

  • How much does it cost?

    Nothing. Smart Charge Rewards is a cost-free subscription and there’s no charge for signing up.

  • Am I tied into a contract?

    Your Smart Charge Rewards contract is a cost-free subscription which you can opt-out from at any time by contacting us. By opting out, you will be removed from the Pod Home app and returned back to the Pod Point app. You will not be able to accrue any further miles. Once you've opted out you won’t be able to withdraw any miles you’ve previously accrued as cash.

  • How do rewards work?

    By signing up to Smart Charge Rewards, you will be able to earn rewards in the form of miles which can be withdrawn as cash. You'll have a maximum amount of rewards you can earn each year, this begins from the day you sign up, and resets at the year anniversary of the date you signed up.

    Each time you successfully complete a smart charge, you will earn miles. Miles used can be tracked in our app in your Wallet and withdrawn to your bank account once your balance is above £10.

    You will still need to pay your energy supplier for your electricity as normal.

    Each smart charged mile is paid at 2.3p per mile. A Mile is not equivalent to a real world driving mile. Smart Charge Reward miles are earned at a rate of 0.875 miles per kWh charged. Maximum £103.50 reward per customer, per year, based on individual charging behaviour.

  • What type of energy tariff do I need to be on?

    We currently support all single or two rate energy tariffs.

    If you are on a Smart Tariff such as Intelligent Octopus Go, Octopus Intelligent Drive Pack, Octopus Agile, OVO Charge Anytime, Scottish Power EV Optimise, E.ON Next Drive Smart or other similar smart electricity tariff that is not a single rate or two-rate tariff, then unfortunately you can’t subscribe. This is because the energy supplier providing your tariff will already be controlling how your vehicle charges.

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