Reduce the cost of charging your electric car while you sleep
With our Saver tariff, charge your EV at a lower rate of 7.2 per kWh between midnight and 5am1. We found that charging your EV at home with our Saver tariff can save you £488 a year- that's cheaper than fuelling a petrol car!2
Switch to EV Saver in your online account and start saving money while you sleep.
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EV Saver tariff from ScottishPower
Cheaper overnight rates
Charge your EV at a lower rate of 7.2p per kWh between midnight and 5am^{1}.
100% green electricity[3]
Supercharge your sustainability with electricity that's kinder to the planet.
Track what you use
Get access to handy energy use graphs in the ScottishPower App.
Not a ScottishPower customer yet?
Not a customer yet but looking to save on EV charging? Join our Standard Variable tariff today, and once your online account is set up, you can seamlessly switch to our EV Saver tariff online.
To become an EV Saver you simply need to:
Be a ScottishPower customer
Current Direct Debit customers and new customers on our Standard Variable tariff can switch to our EV Saver tariff in their online account.
Have a smart meter
The EV Saver tariff relies on half-hourly data provided by single rate smart meters. If you don’t have one, book your smart meter installation today.
Be an EV driver
To take advantage of the cheaper overnight electricity rates, you will need a home EV charger. If you don’t have one, we can help.
There is an even smarter way to charge
With EV Optimise, you can enjoy the flexibility of charging your EV anytime, day or night, at just 10p per kWh<sup>4</sup>and it can be added on to most of our tariffs.^{5}
Not got your home charger yet?
Bring home an EV charger and enjoy hassle-free, fast, and cost-effective charging right from your driveway. Once you've picked your charger, our experts will take care of the installation, and you'll get a 3-year warranty and a load-bearing device included- no extra hassle, just peace of mind!
Frequently asked questions
1
These timings are based on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). However, during British Summer Time (BST), the time periods will change on selected SMETS1 meters to reflect the new time zone. BST runs from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. See last FAQ above.
2
Cost saving is based on a Vauxhall Astra GS 1.2 petrol engine and UK average petrol cost per litre (RAC Fuel Watch March 2025) compared to a Vauxhall Astra GS EV 54kWh charging on the EV Saver May 2026 tariff using the off peak rate (inc. VAT) for 5 hours, the average peak rate (inc. VAT) for 3.5 hours and the average Standing Charge (inc. VAT) paying by Direct Debit (as at 14th March 2025) and a distance of 6,000 miles per year.
3
ScottishPower will match 100% of your electricity consumption to renewable energy generated by the ScottishPower Group by matching every MWh of electricity consumed on this tariff with a Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin (REGO) certificate sourced directly from the ScottishPower Group’s own renewables generation. For information on our Fuel Mix, government support and how electricity is physically distributed please visit Fuel Mix here.
4
All electricity used will be charged at your normal unit rate based on your ScottishPower tariff. The credit for your EV smart charging session will appear as credit on your bill
5
EV Optimise can be added to any ScottishPower tariff free of charge (excluding EV Saver and Heat Saver tariffs). This is exclusively available to ScottishPower customers.