Intelligent EV tariffs

Intelligent Octopus Go is a smart electric vehicle tariff from Octopus Energy that automatically schedules EV charging when electricity is cheaper and greener. Customers receive a guaranteed 6 hours of off-peak charging overnight, and Octopus may schedule additional charging sessions when electricity demand is lower.

The following Cord home EV chargers are compatible with Intelligent Octopus Go: Cord One EV Home Charger Cord Lite EV Home Charger Cord Zero EV Home Charger Cord Zero Tethered EV Home Charger These chargers support smart connectivity, allowing them to integrate with the Octopus Energy system.

No. The EVChargo app is only used for charger setup and integration. It helps connect your Cord charger and enable the integration with Octopus Energy. Once the charger is connected, charging schedules will be managed through the Octopus Energy app.

No. The Cord app cannot be used to schedule charging sessions when your charger is connected to Intelligent Octopus Go. After integration, all smart charging schedules are controlled through the Octopus Energy app.

When your Cord charger is connected to Intelligent Octopus Go: Plug your electric vehicle into the charger. In the Octopus app, set the time you want your car ready. Octopus automatically schedules charging when electricity is cheapest. This helps ensure your EV charges at the lowest available energy cost while supporting greener electricity usage.      

Yes. You can manually start charging your vehicle at any time by clicking on Bump charge button inside Octopus App. However, charging outside the scheduled smart charging times may mean you pay the standard electricity rate instead of the Intelligent Octopus Go off-peak rate.

Unfortunately if you connect to Octopus Intelligent Go or OVO Charge Anytime it is not possible to integrate your Cord charger with Allstar or Rightcharge. This is because the Cord charger is controlled by Octopus/OVO once you've integrated.  We recommend speaking to your employer for advice.

No. Currently, the Octopus Energy app does not support cable lock management for integrated EV chargers, including Cord chargers. Cable lock controls are not available through the Octopus app at this time. However, we are working on enabling cable lock management either through the Octopus Energy app or the Cord app in the future.

Yes, you can charge more than one car but you must integrate via the charger and not use the Octopus-car direct integration.