Octopus Electroverse becomes Europe’s largest consumer electric car charging platform

• Octopus Electroverse rockets to nearly 850,000 connected public car chargers
• Drivers can easily plan their routes and power up their vehicles with one card and app, providing access to 950 brands in 40 countries
• Latest milestone as it revolutionises the charging experience, with 180% customer growth in the past year

London, 27 August 2024 – Octopus Energy’s electric vehicle (EV) charging platform becomes Europe’s largest for consumers, as it rockets to nearly 850,000 connected chargers.

Gone are the days of downloading multiple apps to power up your car as Octopus Electroverse’s revolutionary ‘one card, one app’ model makes charging on-the-go easy.

Following the disruption of the UK market, Octopus Electroverse last year expanded its pioneering free-to-use app across Europe.

The platform is now integrated with 950 charge point brands, including InstaVolt, Osprey, IONITY, MFG, ChargePlace Scotland, as well as Aral pulse, TotalEnergies, Powerdot and Free To X.

European drivers can access these in 40 countries, with the app available in 20 languages, with one tap access to around 80% of chargers on Europe’s public charging network.

The popularity of the user-friendly platform and features has skyrocketed, with Electroverse’s customer base almost tripling (+180%) over the last 12 months.

Features like its map, route-planner and in-car support with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto mean summer road trips get a ‘cruise control’-like upgrade.

In the UK - and shortly in Europe - there’s added simplicity as customers who are also with Octopus for their energy can add their public charging costs onto their monthly bill.

Octopus Electroverse’s award-winning solution is also available for businesses with fleets of EVs. This has paid-for added features, an online platform and customisable reporting functions to drastically simplify businesses’ electric fleet operations.

This comes as EV registrations across Europe continue to rise. Last year, Europe saw electric cars make up over one in five new car registrations*.

Zoisa North-Bond of Octopus Electroverse, said: “We created Electroverse with a clear mission: to make charging electric cars on-the-go as easy as possible. One card and one app – that’s all drivers need to access nearly 850,000 chargers.

“Our customers love the slick experience and features we’ve rolled out over the years – but we won’t stop here. We’re nearing the 1 million mark and have become the largest consumer electric car charging platform in Europe – and we’re geared up to rapidly accelerate this worldwide.”

This is the latest milestone as Octopus Energy Group speeds up the adoption of low carbon transport. Its Octopus Electric Vehicles division is the UK’s largest EV-only leasing business and Octopus is a pioneer in smart tariffs for EVs.

Its popular ‘Intelligent Octopus Go’ tariff uses the energy tech giant’s tech platform Kraken to charge EVs when the grid’s greenest and cheapest. The company also launched the UK’s first mass market vehicle-to-grid tariff – Octopus Power Pack – enabling free home charging.

Drivers can sign up to Octopus Electroverse here on the website or the app can be downloaded on Apple and Android.

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*IEA Global EV outlook

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About Octopus Electroverse

Launched in summer 2020, Octopus Electroverse is Octopus’ answer to the frequent complaint that Electric Vehicle (EV) drivers need many different apps and cards to use the many different brands of EV charging stations. Electroverse is making public charging simple by having just one card and one app, with zero added costs or ongoing fees, and support for the latest in-car technology.

EV drivers across the globe can now access nearly 850,000 different charge points from 950 different charging operator brands in 40 countries. Electroverse is open to anyone, and Octopus Energy customers have the option of linking their public EV charging with their home energy bill for the ultimate simplicity. Electroverse (previously Electric Juice) won ‘Best EV Innovation’ at Driving Electric Awards 2021 and ‘Best Use of Technology’ at UK Business & Innovations Awards 2022. For more information on Electroverse, head to our website.

About Octopus Energy Group

Octopus Energy is a global clean energy tech business, driving the affordable, green energy system of the future. Under its own retail brand, Octopus delivers world-class customer service and cutting edge energy products to 8 million households globally. Its operations span 18 countries and the entire energy value chain. The group invests in, builds and flexibly manages renewable energy, operating a £7 billion portfolio of projects.

Octopus has licensed its advanced data and machine learning platform, Kraken, to support over 54 million customer accounts worldwide through licensing deals with companies such as EDF, E.ON and Origin Energy. Kraken enables Octopus to drive the electrification of heat and transport through smart tariffs and innovative cleantech. Backed by pension funds, investors and energy giants, Octopus Energy Group businesses deliver cheaper, greener energy and cutting-edge tech to countries and customers worldwide. For more information, check out our website.