Volkswagen Group has extended its partnership with Ohme as its official home EV charging company in the UK. Continuing the collaboration between Ohme and the Volkswagen Group that started in 2022, the agreement continues to see Audi, CUPRA, SEAT, Škoda, Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles recommend Ohme chargers for all of their electrified vehicle sales.
For the majority of EV drivers, home EV charging via a wallbox is the easiest, quickest and cheapest way to power their vehicle. The renewed partnership with Ohme makes the installation and set-up as easy as possible; the award-winning supplier also offers low-cost charging options via integration with smart EV energy tariffs (eg. Intelligent Octopus Go).
Volkswagen Group customers may be eligible for a free home charger as part of a vehicle finance package (subject to Ts&Cs); if not, costs start at a preferential rate of £925, or £975 including standard installation for the most popular tethered Ohme Home Pro.
Commenting on the partnership, Kate Jeffreys, Electric Vehicles Business Lead for Volkswagen Group UK, said: “Following a robust procurement process, we were very happy to continue with Ohme as our official home EV charger for the Volkswagen Group. Ohme’s attitude towards excellent customer service together with its award-winning chargers and its dynamic technology which is able to access some of the most affordable EV tariffs on the market, made it an obvious choice. As we move from early to mass adoption of EVs we need to support our customers in making the switch and our ongoing relationship with Ohme is a key part of this.”
Ohme CEO, David Watson, added: “I’m delighted that the Volkswagen Group has extended our partnership together underlining Ohme’s position as the UK’s largest smart home EV charging company. When our collaboration with the Volkswagen Group began in 2022, it already had one of the most comprehensive ranges of electric models and that has only grown. We’re looking forward to continuing to introduce its drivers to the benefits of dynamic smart charging with dramatically reduced running costs.”
Ohme’s dynamic smart chargers can connect with the grid in real time, automatically adjusting to optimise the cost of charging and accessing all the times of the smartest, greenest and lowest cost energy tariffs. Ohme also offers drivers the option to charge their car when renewable energy generation on the National Grid is at its highest, further lowering their CO2 impact.
Globally in 2023, the Volkswagen Group sold more than 771,000 electric vehicles, over a third more than in 2022. In the UK, it was responsible for one in every five battery electric passenger cars sold.
