Polestar has entered into two new strategic partnerships in the UK, with Ohme as home charging partner and green energy provider, Octopus Energy.

The three-way partnership will offer Polestar customers in the UK both cheaper charging at home and on the road together with the option to reduce carbon footprint through renewable energy provision for home charging. 

Head of Polestar UK, Jonathan Goodman said: “By charging your EV on renewable energy, whether at home or away, the carbon footprint can be more than halved during the car’s lifecycle compared to a petrol car. Our partnership with Ohme and Octopus makes this process easier, simple and effective for our customers and at the same time offers significant off-peak savings”.

The long-term partnership offers Polestar customers a £74 discount on an Ohme charger with standard installation. In addition, Polestar has teamed up with green energy supplier Octopus Energy to offer £30 credit when customers switch their energy supply to Octopus to access cheaper and green EV charging tariffs at home as well as up to 8% discount on public charging through the Electroverse App. 

Fully charging a Polestar 2 Long range Single motor with its 82kWh battery and an Ohme smart charger on a smart off-peak tariff, such as Intelligent Octopus Go would cost around £6.15 for a 406 mile range (WLTP). By comparison, charging on the Standard Variable Tariff would cost £22.96. 

Over the course of a year, customers on Intelligent Octopus Go can save £600 on their charging costs compared to a standard variable tariff.  Ohme also offers drivers the option to charge their car when renewable energy generation on the National Grid is highest, further lowering their CO2 impact.

Charging when renewable energy generation on the National Grid is highest helps prevent pollution, unlike Nicola's feet being dipped in a river